Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Bachelor's Degree · about 15 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$36,495
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#126 of 144
Rank by pay
#134 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,000
Median federal debt

Minnesota State University Moorhead graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 17% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 60% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Minnesota State University Moorhead 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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123University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$37,066$37,696#121$28,634
124John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR$36,796$43,361#83—
125Clayton State University Morrow, GA$36,510$37,795#119$15,952
126Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN$36,495$34,861#134—
127The University of Montana Missoula, MT$36,169$39,509#113$24,679
128Champlain College Burlington, VT$35,945$36,918#126$21,092
129John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA$35,917$32,682#141$27,221

Other Majors at Minnesota State University Moorhead by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Management$93,431$70,084#29 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,563$78,006#491 of 966
Information Science/Studies$74,016$49,625#100 of 148
Finance and Financial Management Services$67,054$48,121#375 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$65,476$50,867#611 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,466$53,228#606 of 1176
Biology$64,455$32,422#206 of 841
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,260—#128 of 215
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,942—#169 of 275
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,577$44,037#307 of 660
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$53,036$39,198#153 of 178
Communication and Media Studies$52,838$36,172#364 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,987$38,088#376 of 610
Legal Support Services$50,671$43,585#19 of 32
Social Work$50,419$43,471#254 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,685$44,850#197 of 345
Psychology$49,492$35,411#559 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts$48,976$38,587#187 of 299
Sociology$46,439$42,984#366 of 462
English Language and Literature$45,483$29,491#398 of 576
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,142$43,245#485 of 680
Fine and Studio Arts$40,960$30,521#231 of 423
Political Science and Government—$33,220—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn $36,495 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Minnesota State University Moorhead ranks #126 by median pay four years after graduation, and #134 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 17% less than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,000.

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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.