Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 82 graduates a year

$30,697
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$43,919
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#80 of 144
Rank by pay
#63 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 53% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 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
…
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
79CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$44,032$41,909#95$20,476
80Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$43,919$44,666#63$30,697
81Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH$43,661$46,593#45$28,994
82Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ$43,469$44,665#64$29,094
83University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY$43,285$41,198#101$26,630

Other Majors at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,729$84,050#43 of 459
Petroleum Engineering$113,669$85,795#7 of 19
Computer Engineering$112,269$85,446#69 of 189
Industrial Engineering$104,758$78,975#21 of 94
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$104,205$67,306#2 of 37
Chemical Engineering$103,728$82,218#33 of 158
Engineering$102,134$73,153#6 of 19
Computer Science$101,854$72,884#157 of 349
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,416$76,531#28 of 118
Engineering Science$100,176$79,909#3 of 9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$99,159$73,100#22 of 59
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$98,637$73,941#20 of 99
Finance and Financial Management Services$96,714$68,552#75 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$95,935$66,169#29 of 166
Architectural Engineering$94,483$80,070#2 of 16
Nuclear Engineering$94,365$78,218#7 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,277$74,958#215 of 258
Materials Sciences$92,864$72,216—
Information Science/Studies$91,671$66,209#35 of 148
Mining and Mineral Engineering$91,411—#6 of 7
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,032$77,955#329 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$88,192$63,425#137 of 796
Engineering$88,063$68,331#30 of 57
Mechanical Engineering$87,997$69,772#241 of 318
Polymer/Plastics Engineering$87,636$68,438#6 of 6
Agricultural Engineering$87,564$62,382#9 of 26
Statistics$86,636$68,254#26 of 50
Food Science and Technology$83,112$59,722#3 of 29
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$81,835$65,043#19 of 23
Physics$81,763$43,461#45 of 107

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,697 one year after graduating and $43,919 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ranks #80 by median pay four years after graduation, and #63 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,250.

← All data for Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · 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.