Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 96 graduates a year

$28,474
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,790
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#31 of 144
Rank by pay
#66 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Montclair State University graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 53% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Montclair 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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28Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA$51,139$45,033#60$22,764
29University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$50,904$46,319#46$29,696
30Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$50,871$46,857#43$33,578
31Montclair State University Montclair, NJ$50,790$44,578#66$28,474
32University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$50,713$44,507#68—
33Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$50,565$53,960#13—
34University of Oregon Eugene, OR$50,499$50,796#26$20,041

Other Majors at Montclair State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$109,167$104,219#74 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$84,906$56,917#183 of 796
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$81,519$41,068#8 of 110
Computer and Information Sciences$79,692$46,739#302 of 459
Chemistry$74,401$55,389#46 of 209
Mathematics$68,371$50,810#172 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,235$42,336#427 of 1176
Biology$67,541$37,179#134 of 841
Economics$66,148$39,375#314 of 368
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$65,826$43,985#45 of 138
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$65,007$46,343#14 of 345
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$62,999$29,633#23 of 158
Legal Professions and Studies$61,036$27,613#3 of 13
Political Science and Government$60,984$26,704#301 of 565
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,866$35,808#11 of 50
Communication and Media Studies$59,247$28,062#191 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,308$29,907#153 of 610
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,236$33,686#68 of 207
Design and Applied Arts$56,176$26,027#113 of 299
Public Health$55,681$34,032#121 of 215
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,208$47,487#128 of 225
Journalism$53,579$25,575#108 of 187
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$53,575$34,109#33 of 172
Geography and Cartography$53,285$42,638#96 of 117
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$52,511—#9 of 49
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$52,435$36,299#217 of 253
History$52,160$31,607#206 of 459
Sociology$52,053$32,268#235 of 462
Social Work$51,646$33,095#213 of 420
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$51,469$22,201#264 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $28,474 one year after graduating and $50,790 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Montclair State University ranks #31 by median pay four years after graduation, and #66 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Montclair 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.