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

Santa Cruz, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 173 graduates a year

$23,614
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,815
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#68 of 144
Rank by pay
#98 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,692
Median federal debt

University of California-Santa Cruz graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Santa Cruz 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
…
65Huntington University Huntington, IN$46,073$49,428#34$27,455
66Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ$45,958$40,337#106$22,311
67Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ$45,958$40,337#107$22,311
68University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$45,815$41,689#98$23,614
69Lesley University Cambridge, MA$45,508$40,075#111$31,846
70Keene State College Keene, NH$45,423$41,839#97$27,261
71Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI$45,391$47,860#38$26,502

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

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$124,641$79,969#29 of 189
Computer Science$123,422$75,150#67 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$118,290$78,842#12 of 258
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$98,567$55,856#38 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$94,589$55,773#31 of 99
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$88,305$40,320#3 of 110
Business/Managerial Economics$82,064$52,029#35 of 84
Economics$76,382$50,518#207 of 368
Cognitive Science$72,125$35,384#13 of 19
Chemistry$71,348$39,700#68 of 209
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$69,849$45,088#16 of 35
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$69,027$25,034#18 of 67
Design and Applied Arts$66,333—#36 of 299
Non-Professional Legal Studies$66,244$36,941#16 of 39
Political Science and Government$65,890$31,882#188 of 565
Biology$65,036$37,651#177 of 841
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$64,499$43,362#49 of 138
History$60,519$33,081#51 of 459
Psychology$59,948$30,730#100 of 1027
Mathematics$59,214$40,798#255 of 309
Graphic Communications$58,163$25,358#10 of 59
Community Organization and Advocacy$56,620$29,617#7 of 24
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,798$31,140#32 of 103
Sociology$55,338$28,495#155 of 462
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$55,240$29,152#130 of 265
Behavioral Sciences$54,606$28,709#4 of 20
Anthropology$52,315$23,152#49 of 188
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$51,519$32,934#164 of 225
Philosophy$51,398$30,285#60 of 86
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$49,821$25,810#34 of 62

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $23,614 one year after graduating and $45,815 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, University of California-Santa Cruz ranks #68 by median pay four years after graduation, and #98 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,692.

← All data for University of California-Santa Cruz · 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.