Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 116 graduates a year

$28,858
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,970
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 144
Rank by pay
#28 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Rochester Institute of Technology graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 21% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 51% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rochester Institute of Technology 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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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
18Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$52,970$50,416#28$28,858
19University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$52,699$47,953#37$24,840
20American University Washington, DC$52,661$46,145#49$26,767
21Pace University New York, NY$52,368$49,843#32$20,775

Other Majors at Rochester Institute of Technology by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$138,679$89,032#1 of 99
Computer Science$135,702$94,611#49 of 349
Computer Engineering$123,027$90,829#32 of 189
Computer Programming$113,559$83,875#3 of 30
Industrial Engineering$105,313$72,764#19 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,068$82,726#61 of 258
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$100,680$78,298#22 of 253
Computer and Information Sciences$100,367$71,358#117 of 459
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$97,118$73,367#5 of 37
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$96,361$75,227#8 of 46
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$95,491$73,355#6 of 27
Management Information Systems and Services$94,827$69,834#37 of 166
Chemical Engineering$94,641$73,984#95 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$94,103$72,344#60 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,065$76,263#126 of 318
Engineering-Related Fields$92,780$74,923#14 of 33
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$91,222$71,549#2 of 158
Computer Software and Media Applications$88,096$69,052#10 of 54
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$86,226$69,261#18 of 61
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$84,755——
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$83,553$73,273#3 of 14
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$82,116$69,755#14 of 23
Applied Mathematics$76,069$74,921#32 of 45
Physics$75,281$48,374#65 of 107
Biotechnology$74,613$41,895#8 of 13
Accounting and Related Services$72,830$42,762#406 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,313$56,513#300 of 452
Chemistry$68,926—#85 of 209
Biology$68,862$34,630#115 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,524$51,040#415 of 1176

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rochester Institute of Technology film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $28,858 one year after graduating and $52,970 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rochester Institute of Technology rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Rochester Institute of Technology ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #28 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at Rochester Institute of Technology worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology · 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.