Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$23,126
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,152
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#73 of 144
Rank by pay
#99 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,118
Median federal debt

Central Washington University graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 3% more 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 Central Washington 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
…
70Keene State College Keene, NH$45,423$41,839#97$27,261
71Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI$45,391$47,860#38$26,502
72Montana State University Bozeman, MT$45,300$49,483#33$29,608
73Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$45,152$41,530#99$23,126
74University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$44,983$44,304#70$29,634
75Ithaca College Ithaca, NY$44,829$42,668#90$23,782
76University of Hartford West Hartford, CT$44,550$40,109#110$17,521

Other Majors at Central Washington University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$97,869$77,500#1 of 19
Construction Management$97,651$81,666#19 of 57
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$97,263—#26 of 253
Computer Science$95,368$52,362#203 of 349
Economics$88,799$52,129#109 of 368
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$84,871$65,871#23 of 61
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$81,377—
Chemistry$75,905—#37 of 209
Air Transportation$74,997$40,025#42 of 52
Accounting and Related Services$74,442$55,215#369 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,036$49,791#287 of 1176
Computer and Information Sciences$72,838$56,049#366 of 459
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$66,538$40,976#65 of 178
Apparel and Textiles$65,815$51,494#10 of 57
Political Science and Government$64,361$39,220#215 of 565
Sociology$63,608$36,466#47 of 462
Public Health$62,435$42,137#68 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,604$49,177#35 of 345
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,761$44,172#120 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$60,299$30,340#32 of 64
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$59,659$47,359#38 of 680
Social Sciences$58,680$42,332#22 of 87
Communication and Media Studies$56,862$35,820#248 of 660
Nutrition Sciences$56,735$30,113#38 of 53
Biology$56,154$36,401#484 of 841
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$54,858$27,006#28 of 172
Psychology$54,530$36,964#268 of 1027
Human Services$54,318$36,644#17 of 94
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,987—#108 of 138
Geography and Cartography$53,081$23,553#98 of 117

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $23,126 one year after graduating and $45,152 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, Central Washington University ranks #73 by median pay four years after graduation, and #99 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,118.

← All data for Central Washington 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.