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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5006

Film/Video and Photographic Arts: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 22 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$52,729 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$52,729Median year-4 earnings

$30,738Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$52,729Median reported earnings · year 4

$50,129Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

6thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

22Reporting programs

22With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $33,622
Federal debt: $9,830
Reporting programs: 15

12 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $32,202
Federal debt: $18,521
Reporting programs: 15

15 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $44,232
Federal debt: $25,000
Reporting programs: 162

155 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $52,729
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 22

22 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$46,553National median$52,72975th percentile$56,207

22 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Norwich University$90,973 2American University$76,808 3CUNY Brooklyn College$66,636 4Academy of Art University$58,879 5Regent University$57,017 6Columbia University in the City of New York$56,444 7California Institute of the Arts$56,207 8Loyola Marymount University$55,619 9Savannah College of Art and Design$53,996 10University of California, Los Angeles$53,630

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1121 · 5 crosswalk linksProducers and DirectorsSOC 27-2012 · 3 crosswalk linksCamera Operators, Television, Video, and FilmSOC 27-4031 · 2 crosswalk linksFilm and Video EditorsSOC 27-4032 · 2 crosswalk linksCommunications Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1122 · 1 crosswalk linksPhotographersSOC 27-4021 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR FILM/VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Norwich UniversityMaster's Degree	Northfield, VT	$90,973	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,257
2	American UniversityMaster's Degree	Washington, DC	$76,808	Not available	Baseline needed	$41,943
3	CUNY Brooklyn CollegeMaster's Degree	Brooklyn, NY	$66,636	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,103
4	Academy of Art UniversityMaster's Degree	San Francisco, CA	$58,879	Not available	Baseline needed	$40,613
5	Regent UniversityMaster's Degree	Virginia Beach, VA	$57,017	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,923
6	Columbia University in the City of New YorkMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$56,444	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,590
7	California Institute of the ArtsMaster's Degree	Valencia, CA	$56,207	Not available	Baseline needed	$46,080
8	Loyola Marymount UniversityMaster's Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$55,619	Not available	Baseline needed	$48,381
9	Savannah College of Art and DesignMaster's Degree	Savannah, GA	$53,996	Not available	Baseline needed	$49,430
10	University of California, Los AngelesMaster's Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$53,630	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,548
11	Columbia College ChicagoMaster's Degree	Chicago, IL	$53,147	Not available	Baseline needed	$26,598
12	University of North Carolina School of the ArtsMaster's Degree	Winston Salem, NC	$52,310	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,906
13	University of Southern CaliforniaMaster's Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$51,931	Not available	Baseline needed	$32,740
14	Chapman UniversityMaster's Degree	Orange, CA	$50,895	Not available	Baseline needed	$46,555
15	CUNY City CollegeMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$47,282	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,776
16	New York UniversityMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$47,221	Not available	Baseline needed	$37,050
17	DePaul UniversityMaster's Degree	Chicago, IL	$46,553	Not available	Baseline needed	$30,902
18	Florida State UniversityMaster's Degree	Tallahassee, FL	$44,277	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,297
19	American Film Institute ConservatoryMaster's Degree	Los Angeles, CA	$43,012	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
20	School of Visual ArtsMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$39,654	Not available	Baseline needed	$57,914
21	Full Sail UniversityMaster's Degree	Winter Park, FL	$39,171	Not available	Baseline needed	$38,875
22	New York Film AcademyMaster's Degree	Burbank, CA	$38,915	Not available	Baseline needed	$39,011

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.