Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 25 graduates a year

$28,028
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$42,956
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#89 of 144
Rank by pay
#103 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,993
Median federal debt

Vassar College graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Vassar 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
…
86Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$43,186$45,535#55$22,011
87Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$43,025$39,178#115$20,512
88Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$42,980$43,711#81$19,758
89Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY$42,956$40,885#103$28,028
90Temple University Philadelphia, PA$42,526$43,249#84$24,345
91Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$42,457$43,952#77$22,588
92California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$42,392$38,574#116$24,618

Other Majors at Vassar College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$124,469$80,037#34 of 459
Economics$102,584$79,845#59 of 368
Political Science and Government$69,942$48,679#122 of 565
Research and Experimental Psychology$65,095$34,361#23 of 82
International Relations and National Security Studies$63,591$31,956#71 of 118
Fine and Studio Arts$63,418$19,790#4 of 423
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$61,359$35,316#74 of 476
Sociology$61,106$26,356#74 of 462
English Language and Literature$60,461$24,614#52 of 576
Urban Studies/Affairs$59,930$39,410#15 of 30
History$59,814$38,461#59 of 459
Communication and Media Studies$58,163$23,270#215 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$54,839$28,999#134 of 225
Mathematics—$52,085—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology—$45,599—
Biology$45,359$37,802#783 of 841
Neurobiology and Neurosciences—$41,752—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$40,165$19,339#123 of 255
Science, Technology and Society—$27,215—
Area Studies—$22,741—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $28,028 one year after graduating and $42,956 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Vassar College ranks #89 by median pay four years after graduation, and #103 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,993.

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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.