Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Bachelor's Degree · about 47 graduates a year

$29,253
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,094
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#23 of 144
Rank by pay
#42 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,250
Median federal debt

Quinnipiac University graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 19% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Quinnipiac University 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
…
20American University Washington, DC$52,661$46,145#49$26,767
21Pace University New York, NY$52,368$49,843#32$20,775
22Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$52,105$55,899#7—
23Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$52,094$46,901#42$29,253
24University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$52,032$55,381#11$35,485
25University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$51,423$46,792#44$21,397
26College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY$51,363$48,887#36—

Other Majors at Quinnipiac University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$103,533$75,566#38 of 796
Economics$100,141$48,340#67 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,641$84,856#140 of 966
Management Information Systems and Services$95,200$62,538#35 of 166
Information Science/Studies$93,037—#24 of 148
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$91,828$50,614#5 of 67
Mechanical Engineering$89,732$65,640#196 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$86,474$51,589#131 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$86,337$69,600#45 of 253
Marketing$83,258$52,059#57 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,357$47,845#110 of 1176
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$80,374$31,115#14 of 61
Criminal Justice and Corrections$79,098$41,989#8 of 660
International Business$77,823—#40 of 115
Computer Science$77,324—#312 of 349
Non-Professional Legal Studies$74,835$39,162#3 of 39
Political Science and Government$73,833$26,440#82 of 565
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$73,547$43,591#31 of 178
Civil Engineering—$73,064—
Biology$70,632$44,657#95 of 841
Sociology$67,262—#26 of 462
Communication and Media Studies$63,012$37,199#111 of 660
Journalism$61,819$40,184#36 of 187
Psychology$61,510$32,192#75 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts$61,419$35,884#67 of 299
English Language and Literature$54,574—#142 of 576
History$53,500—#167 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Quinnipiac University film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,253 one year after graduating and $52,094 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Quinnipiac University rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Quinnipiac University ranks #23 by median pay four years after graduation, and #42 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at Quinnipiac University worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,250.

← All data for Quinnipiac University · 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.