Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Belmont University

Nashville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 52 graduates a year

$30,188
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$42,033
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#95 of 144
Rank by pay
#51 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Belmont University graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 49% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Belmont 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
…
92California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$42,392$38,574#116$24,618
93University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$42,317$43,920#78$21,491
94The University of Tampa Tampa, FL$42,090$44,799#62$26,641
95Belmont University Nashville, TN$42,033$45,917#51$30,188
96Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA$41,751$42,461#92—
97Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA$41,651$43,117#85$23,976
98Portland State University Portland, OR$41,639$41,884#96$27,028

Other Majors at Belmont University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$124,270—#16 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$93,688—#83 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,069$67,072#759 of 966
Business/Managerial Economics$76,276$43,422#49 of 84
Marketing$71,561$46,968#163 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,384—#335 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,040—#60 of 178
Biology$63,792—#222 of 841
Business/Commerce$62,666$39,325#181 of 271
Design and Applied Arts$58,314$28,702#95 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$57,644$37,264#72 of 207
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$53,999—#99 of 345
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$53,893$30,666#11 of 43
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,532$41,245#217 of 476
Psychology$52,172—#390 of 1027
Social Work$50,748—#232 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$48,737$41,889#484 of 660
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$46,834—#63 of 67
English Language and Literature$46,342$22,360#369 of 576
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$44,222$22,664#14 of 19
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,606$32,464#593 of 610
Music$36,866$24,016#224 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $30,188 one year after graduating and $42,033 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Belmont University ranks #95 by median pay four years after graduation, and #51 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Belmont 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.