Film/Video and Photographic Arts at University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 174 graduates a year

$28,608
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$49,893
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#42 of 144
Rank by pay
#58 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,000
Median federal debt

University of California-Santa Barbara graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Santa Barbara Compares for Film/Video and Photographic Arts

All 144 colleges reporting film/video and photographic arts earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$78,034$80,781#1$51,772
2University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$70,963$64,572#2$29,011
3Chapman University Orange, CA$66,494$60,505#3$35,795
4Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$63,679$55,890#8$38,508
5Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ$63,679$55,890#9$38,508
6Seattle University Seattle, WA$62,385$57,381#5$30,256
7Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA$61,500$55,961#6$24,561
8Tufts University Medford, MA$59,960$52,801#15$56,418
9New York University New York, NY$58,720$55,889#10$23,869
10University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$58,623$53,343#14$34,187
…
39George Fox University Newberg, OR$50,003$50,298#30$29,745
40Emerson College Boston, MA$49,951$43,987#76$27,032
41Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA$49,933$45,436#56$22,988
42University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$49,893$45,399#58$28,608
43University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$49,841$47,238#41$28,138
44Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$49,759$51,128#23$31,148
45Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$49,759$51,128#24$31,148

Other Majors at University of California-Santa Barbara by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$149,190$107,776#33 of 349
Computer Engineering$144,703$91,387#17 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$117,215—#18 of 258
Chemical Engineering$113,317$79,737#10 of 158
Applied Mathematics$109,360$59,638#9 of 45
Mechanical Engineering$104,336$81,108#22 of 318
Pharmacology and Toxicology$98,462$39,421#1 of 5
Economics$98,178$66,334#73 of 368
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$96,078$66,099#37 of 126
Statistics$90,778$55,110#23 of 50
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$90,694$49,100#1 of 110
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$90,061$42,634#2 of 49
Mathematics$85,391$46,447#61 of 309
Physics$85,219$53,597#38 of 107
Chemistry$74,713$47,197#40 of 209
Communication and Media Studies$72,976$46,598#31 of 660
Philosophy$71,796$25,303#7 of 86
Political Science and Government$70,384$39,404#119 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,496$35,635#27 of 225
Geography and Cartography$67,521$37,398#19 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,788$30,759#42 of 138
Research and Experimental Psychology$66,171$34,431#18 of 82
International/Globalization Studies$66,127$33,553#22 of 87
Biology$64,520$33,486#204 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,628$33,759#42 of 265
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$61,580$27,629#14 of 90
Sociology$60,013$34,372#80 of 462
History$59,342$29,749#69 of 459
English Language and Literature$59,334$24,099#64 of 576
Area Studies$59,042—#32 of 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of California-Santa Barbara film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $28,608 one year after graduating and $49,893 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Santa Barbara rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, University of California-Santa Barbara ranks #42 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at University of California-Santa Barbara worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,000.

← All data for University of California-Santa Barbara · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.