Best Schools for Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$30,449
Avg. Earnings
3,433
Graduates
#1
A

American University

Washington, DC · Private

$40,896
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,838
Graduates: 62
Acceptance: 47.4%
#2
V

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$39,729
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $19,233
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 17.7%
#3
E

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,708
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 11.1%
#4
C

Chapman University

Orange, CA · Private

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,357
Graduates: 155
Acceptance: 55.6%
#5
F

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT · Private

$36,848
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 45.0%
#6
S

Stevenson University

Owings Mills, MD · Private

$35,864
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $19,435
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 83.2%
#7
F

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,623
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 25.4%
#8
K

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH · Private

$35,060
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 30.7%
#9
U

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,409
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 8.7%
#10
L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,673
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 31.5%
#11
U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 42.5%
#12
R

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private

$32,747
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,611
Graduates: 182
Acceptance: 71.4%
#13
L

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$32,711
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,075
Graduates: 79
Acceptance: 40.3%
#14
U

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Public

$32,213
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,611
Graduates: 55
Acceptance: 85.7%
#15
U

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · Public

$31,974
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 77.1%
#16
C

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$31,236
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,829
Graduates: 90
Acceptance: 53.7%
#17
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$30,952
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,874
Graduates: 289
Acceptance: 9.4%
#18
P

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,369
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 50.3%
#19
S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 61.2%
#20
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$29,557
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,793
Graduates: 185
Acceptance: 10.0%
#21
W

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI · Public

$29,487
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,760
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 84.7%
#22
E

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI · Public

$29,413
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,891
Graduates: 65
Acceptance: 81.3%
#23
N

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ · Public

$29,374
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,563
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 91.0%
#24
T

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Public

$29,322
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,136
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 89.5%
#25
E

Emerson College

Boston, MA · Private

$29,081
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,409
Graduates: 396
Acceptance: 47.5%
#26
U

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Public

$29,064
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,057
Graduates: 112
Acceptance: 27.8%
#27
I

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Private

$28,998
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,093
Graduates: 113
Acceptance: 69.9%
#28
B

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private

$28,960
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,352
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 35.3%
#29
C

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA · Public

$28,960
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,633
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 90.2%
#30
U

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$28,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,824
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 17.9%
#31
G

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ · For-Profit

$28,598
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,438
Graduates: 79
Acceptance: 60.4%
#32
T

Taylor University

Upland, IN · Private

$28,236
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,159
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 76.1%
#33
P

Pace University

New York, NY · Private

$28,019
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,098
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 77.1%
#34
C

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA · Public

$27,874
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,473
Graduates: 97
Acceptance: 93.2%
#35
M

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Public

$27,669
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,000
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 52.6%
#36
S

Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Private

$27,669
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,929
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 76.0%
#37
U

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR · Public

$27,503
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,873
Graduates: 68
Acceptance: 85.1%
#38
B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$27,482
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,016
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 69.2%
#39
K

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO · Private

$27,476
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $15,126
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 60.4%
#40
U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$27,204
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 69.5%
#41
A

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA ·

$27,203
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,710
Graduates: 135
Acceptance: N/A
#42
C

California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA · Public

$27,126
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,831
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: 93.6%
#43
D

DePaul University

Chicago, IL · Private

$27,077
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,417
Graduates: 147
Acceptance: 73.5%
#44
T

The Art Institute of Houston

Houston, TX ·

$26,933
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,642
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: N/A
#45
T

The Art Institute of Austin

Bastrop, TX ·

$26,933
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,642
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: N/A
#46
T

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, TX ·

$26,933
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,642
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: N/A
#47
U

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO · Public

$26,739
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,668
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 83.3%
#48
W

Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Norton, MA · Private

$26,739
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,377
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 71.3%
#49
T

The New School

New York, NY · Private

$26,739
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,129
Graduates: 81
Acceptance: 62.5%
#50
B

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Public

$26,739
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $19,967
Graduates: 50
Acceptance: 80.6%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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