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Master's · Visual and Performing Arts

Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Master's): earnings by school

23 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$39,104
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$52,728
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$85,798
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 22 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $46,553 and $56,444. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Norwich University VT—$90,973—
American University DC$54,168$76,808$66,116
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$44,517$66,636$61,500
Academy of Art University CA$42,432$58,879$81,617
Regent University VA$46,216$57,017$60,760
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$37,896$56,444$125,000
California Institute of the Arts CA—$56,207—
Loyola Marymount University CA$41,500$55,619$146,411
Savannah College of Art and Design GA$38,167$53,996$78,283
University of California-Los Angeles CA$37,971$53,630$90,438
Columbia College Chicago IL—$53,147$89,978
University of North Carolina School of the Arts NC$32,260$52,310$41,000
University of Southern California CA$41,896$51,931$141,854
Chapman University CA$39,104$50,895$143,654
National University CA$48,733——
CUNY City College NY—$47,282—
New York University NY$38,545$47,221$153,475
DePaul University IL$37,648$46,553$68,333
Florida State University FL$39,093$44,277$78,402
American Film Institute Conservatory CA$44,382$43,012$155,710
School of Visual Arts NY—$39,654—
Full Sail University FL$33,493$39,171$52,091
New York Film Academy CA—$38,915$146,450