Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Nashville Film Institute

Nashville, TN · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 57 graduates a year

$22,919
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$34,240
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$32,800
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#5 of 10
Rank by pay
#3 of 10
Rank, wage-adjusted
$5,500
Median federal debt

Nashville Film Institute graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 16% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Nashville Film Institute Compares for Film/Video and Photographic Arts

All 10 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
1Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN$40,579$38,762#2—
2Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA$38,787$35,676#6$28,447
3Boise State University Boise, ID$37,111$39,462#1—
4Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA$34,831$36,057#4—
5Nashville Film Institute Nashville, TN$34,240$37,404#3$22,919
6Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology Orlando, FL$33,668$35,835#5$21,610
7New York Film Academy Burbank, CA$31,769$28,908#8$17,109
8Illinois Media School Chicago, IL$31,567$31,014#7$12,032
9West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA$25,097$22,837#10—
10MediaTech Institute-Dallas Dallas, TX$24,786$25,200#9—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Nashville Film Institute film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $22,919 one year after graduating and $34,240 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Nashville Film Institute rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 10 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Nashville Film Institute ranks #5 by median pay four years after graduation, and #3 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at Nashville Film Institute worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($32,800), and the median federal debt at graduation is $5,500.

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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.