Film/Video and Photographic Arts at CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 54 graduates a year

$24,869
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$46,545
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#62 of 144
Rank by pay
#71 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

CUNY Hunter College graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How CUNY Hunter College 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
…
59CUNY City College New York, NY$46,801$44,545#67$26,918
60Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA$46,726$42,518#91$23,354
61Binghamton University Vestal, NY$46,579$44,334#69$22,843
62CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$46,545$44,301#71$24,869
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

Other Majors at CUNY Hunter College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,361$103,692#38 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$104,791$86,173#6 of 93
Computer Science$102,321$76,747#152 of 349
Human Biology$83,420$31,891#1 of 9
Mathematics$80,308$48,918#84 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$75,803$54,617#336 of 796
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$73,857$36,410#2 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$72,919$49,245#8 of 345
Social Work$70,273$42,227#2 of 420
Economics$69,920$34,580#275 of 368
Public Health$63,884$47,444#55 of 215
Biological and Physical Sciences$63,406$36,362#16 of 33
Political Science and Government$62,040$35,154#281 of 565
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,864—#12 of 50
Biology$59,204$30,257#368 of 841
Psychology$59,149$31,706#113 of 1027
History$58,253$28,790#77 of 459
Sociology$57,965$30,246#109 of 462
Fine and Studio Arts$56,160$22,788#15 of 423
English Language and Literature$55,759$27,958#116 of 576
Communication and Media Studies$55,182$29,054#300 of 660
Chemistry$54,699$29,340#190 of 209
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,509$26,571#9 of 24
Anthropology$51,787$26,680#54 of 188
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$51,569$34,007#50 of 103
Philosophy$49,583$10,363#65 of 86
Music$39,600$33,384#195 of 268
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$30,534—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft—$25,059—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Hunter College film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $24,869 one year after graduating and $46,545 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Hunter College rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, CUNY Hunter College ranks #62 by median pay four years after graduation, and #71 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at CUNY Hunter College worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765).

← All data for CUNY Hunter College · 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.