Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$36,704
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,738
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#14 of 144
Rank by pay
#19 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Fordham University graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 25% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Fordham 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
11University of California-Davis Davis, CA$57,999$52,775#16$19,258
12University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$57,059$60,162#4$25,565
13Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY$55,285$52,620#18$25,014
14Fordham University Bronx, NY$54,738$52,099#19$36,704
15Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$54,115$51,506#21$26,331
16Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA$54,106$47,646#39$28,498
17Brigham Young University Provo, UT$53,695$50,890#25$25,506

Other Majors at Fordham University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$141,860$83,789#7 of 452
Mathematics and Statistics$117,344$59,063#4 of 9
Accounting and Related Services$117,024$76,473#10 of 796
International Business$106,665$65,131#7 of 115
Computer and Information Sciences$97,265$64,614#133 of 459
Economics$94,170$55,020#87 of 368
Mathematics$93,224$73,204#35 of 309
Marketing$90,733$55,261#21 of 516
Engineering Physics$90,465—#5 of 10
Business Administration, Management and Operations$90,192$58,341#53 of 1176
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$84,366$45,931#3 of 158
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$83,961$44,073#8 of 225
Communication and Media Studies$77,244$46,405#15 of 660
International Relations and National Security Studies$77,234$46,653#22 of 118
Area Studies$75,563$40,811#6 of 70
Philosophy$74,507—#6 of 86
Political Science and Government$74,419$41,809#72 of 565
Biology$73,136$33,594#63 of 841
Journalism$72,475$42,769#8 of 187
History$72,389$20,075#19 of 459
Sociology$71,581$32,511#11 of 462
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$71,430—#14 of 265
Biological and Physical Sciences$70,101$29,958#5 of 33
Anthropology$66,562$40,384#6 of 188
Social Work$66,349—#10 of 420
Visual and Performing Arts$65,848$41,165#1 of 68
English Language and Literature$63,834$26,652#32 of 576
Psychology$62,273$28,256#67 of 1027
Religion/Religious Studies$61,877$30,985#7 of 45
Fine and Studio Arts$60,515$35,929#9 of 423

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $36,704 one year after graduating and $54,738 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Fordham University ranks #14 by median pay four years after graduation, and #19 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 25% 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 Fordham 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.