Film/Video and Photographic Arts at George Mason University

Fairfax, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 36 graduates a year

$23,989
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,086
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#37 of 144
Rank by pay
#53 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,205
Median federal debt

George Mason University graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How George Mason 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
…
34University of Oregon Eugene, OR$50,499$50,796#26$20,041
35Taylor University Upland, IN$50,403$54,073#12—
36Woodbury University Burbank, CA$50,387$45,849#52$32,477
37George Mason University Fairfax, VA$50,086$45,608#53$23,989
38University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA$50,008$44,037#74$31,886
39George Fox University Newberg, OR$50,003$50,298#30$29,745
40Emerson College Boston, MA$49,951$43,987#76$27,032

Other Majors at George Mason University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Homeland Security$143,972$90,956#1 of 33
Computer Engineering$117,942$87,466#42 of 189
Systems Engineering$114,815$84,942#6 of 11
Computer and Information Sciences$110,754$78,800#78 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,074$82,175#77 of 258
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,049$68,049#32 of 126
Mechanical Engineering$96,467$73,570#68 of 318
Physics$96,138—#12 of 107
Civil Engineering$93,856$75,822#27 of 233
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,533$63,981#62 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$91,132$67,291#107 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,878$78,365#370 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$88,080$62,989#121 of 452
Economics$87,548$53,024#120 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,224$55,147#78 of 1176
Computer Science—$84,632—
Chemistry$77,681$50,304#31 of 209
Mathematics$77,519$54,711#96 of 309
Geography and Cartography$74,692$49,568#10 of 117
Political Science and Government$74,125$45,846#77 of 565
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$72,271$40,929#3 of 6
Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,511$43,612#39 of 660
International Relations and National Security Studies$69,399$44,644#45 of 118
Marketing$69,210$49,223#202 of 516
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$68,546$27,859#21 of 67
Public Administration$67,973$56,674#19 of 47
Public Health$65,358$37,025#44 of 215
Sociology$64,603$38,916#41 of 462
Biology$64,301$34,719#212 of 841
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$64,046$45,624#32 of 61

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $23,989 one year after graduating and $50,086 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, George Mason University ranks #37 by median pay four years after graduation, and #53 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,205.

← All data for George Mason 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.