Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

Teaneck, NJ · Bachelor's Degree

$22,311
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,958
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#66 of 144
Rank by pay
#106 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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 54% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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
…
63California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA$46,245$42,080#94$19,107
64Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$46,180$49,153#35$31,689
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

Other Majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,585$91,523#146 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$87,753$53,129#141 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,606$52,729#146 of 452
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$83,798—#257 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$76,778$41,788#331 of 459
Marketing$75,172$33,954#117 of 516
Mathematics$74,192—#120 of 309
Hospitality Administration/Management$71,188$38,330#9 of 137
Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,593$39,442#555 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$60,525$39,071#83 of 476
Communication and Media Studies$57,829$34,772#222 of 660
English Language and Literature$56,969—#98 of 576
Biology$56,559$26,418#466 of 841
Psychology$55,977$23,969#209 of 1027
Political Science and Government$54,888—#436 of 565
History$53,737—#159 of 459
Criminology$53,055$37,619#71 of 113
Criminal Justice and Corrections$51,148$33,874#462 of 660
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,292$37,183#40 of 63
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,169—#130 of 137
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$33,749$16,666#226 of 255
Biological and Physical Sciences—$28,446—
Design and Applied Arts—$24,357—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $22,311 one year after graduating and $45,958 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus ranks #66 by median pay four years after graduation, and #106 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus 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 $25,000.

← All data for Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus · 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.