Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 112 graduates a year

$23,782
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$44,829
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#75 of 144
Rank by pay
#90 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,899
Median federal debt

Ithaca College graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 56% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ithaca 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
…
72Montana State University Bozeman, MT$45,300$49,483#33$29,608
73Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$45,152$41,530#99$23,126
74University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$44,983$44,304#70$29,634
75Ithaca College Ithaca, NY$44,829$42,668#90$23,782
76University of Hartford West Hartford, CT$44,550$40,109#110$17,521
77University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$44,232$46,026#50$23,840
78University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$44,145$45,360#59$26,054

Other Majors at Ithaca College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$102,626—#42 of 796
Computer Science$98,373$70,239#181 of 349
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$76,766$7,071#7 of 85
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$76,318$32,794#6 of 64
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,810$46,306#219 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$68,029$39,446#49 of 178
Journalism$61,317$34,453#41 of 187
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,090—#82 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$58,902$48,249#50 of 345
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$58,804$30,355#39 of 158
Biology$55,643$28,351#505 of 841
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$55,591—#198 of 253
Psychology$53,057$27,814#347 of 1027
Music$51,338$23,119#49 of 268
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,001$26,443#53 of 137
Political Science and Government$49,440$28,846#526 of 565
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$48,412—#8 of 19
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,010$26,032#224 of 265
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$46,563$18,243#33 of 255
Sociology$38,727$24,026#450 of 462
Public Health—$32,112—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $23,782 one year after graduating and $44,829 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Ithaca College ranks #75 by median pay four years after graduation, and #90 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,899.

← All data for Ithaca 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.