Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 266 graduates a year

$22,588
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$42,457
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#91 of 144
Rank by pay
#77 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,974
Median federal debt

Georgia State University graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 52% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia State 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
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88Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$42,980$43,711#81$19,758
89Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY$42,956$40,885#103$28,028
90Temple University Philadelphia, PA$42,526$43,249#84$24,345
91Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$42,457$43,952#77$22,588
92California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$42,392$38,574#116$24,618
93University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$42,317$43,920#78$21,491
94The University of Tampa Tampa, FL$42,090$44,799#62$26,641

Other Majors at Georgia State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Insurance$101,040$57,949#4 of 21
Computer Science$100,582$66,803#168 of 349
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$99,457$78,175#24 of 253
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$89,587$55,596#53 of 126
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,146$78,165#472 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$87,020$65,439#215 of 459
Business/Managerial Economics$84,681$49,368#27 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$82,688$56,344#167 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$81,029$55,761#242 of 796
Mathematics$68,916$43,315#167 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,644$47,730#412 of 1176
Marketing$67,872$40,414#233 of 516
Real Estate$62,120$44,015#21 of 25
Physics$60,393$31,001#105 of 107
Philosophy$60,009—#30 of 86
Hospitality Administration/Management$59,089$32,939#43 of 137
Political Science and Government$58,432$29,275#363 of 565
Economics$58,344$40,598#355 of 368
Public Policy Analysis$56,842$42,215#33 of 34
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$56,263—#32 of 70
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,899$46,903#99 of 680
Journalism$54,732$28,416#92 of 187
Chemistry$53,430$33,836#199 of 209
Criminal Justice and Corrections$52,857$33,213#403 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$52,415$26,232#160 of 225
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$52,410$26,967#136 of 345
Social Work$52,356$29,609#194 of 420
Biology$52,222$26,647#617 of 841
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$51,367$22,865#64 of 67
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$50,632$30,536#148 of 207

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $22,588 one year after graduating and $42,457 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Georgia State University ranks #91 by median pay four years after graduation, and #77 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,974.

← All data for Georgia State 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.