Film/Video and Photographic Arts at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 101 graduates a year

$23,840
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$44,232
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$43,765
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#77 of 144
Rank by pay
#50 of 144
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduates in film/video and photographic arts earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 59% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 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
…
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
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

Other Majors at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$95,849$76,982#146 of 189
Computer Science$92,342$73,795#226 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$91,955$73,603#223 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$86,405$70,474#269 of 318
Industrial Engineering$82,763$68,673#89 of 94
Materials Engineering$82,131$69,175#33 of 34
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,067$70,900#683 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$78,127$54,119#292 of 796
Civil Engineering$77,958$64,317#214 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$76,422$54,722#104 of 166
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$75,055—#79 of 126
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,346$62,966#53 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,507$56,774#303 of 1176
Mathematics$70,656$56,284#153 of 309
Information Science/Studies$70,639$51,582#110 of 148
Finance and Financial Management Services$69,673$52,744#352 of 452
Human Resources Management and Services$67,192$48,505#97 of 187
Business/Commerce$66,668$45,570#107 of 271
Health and Medical Administrative Services$65,400$46,739#88 of 275
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,492$43,936#61 of 110
Economics$64,454$44,327#326 of 368
Marketing$64,173$45,966#314 of 516
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,838$42,932#53 of 138
Architecture$62,803$43,014#60 of 78
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$62,343—#27 of 48
Chemistry$61,089$36,771#149 of 209
Philosophy$59,370$34,666#34 of 86
Biology$58,804$36,215#380 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,223$38,640#194 of 660
Geography and Cartography$57,604$32,052#61 of 117

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee film/video and photographic arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $23,840 one year after graduating and $44,232 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee rank for film/video and photographic arts?

Among 144 colleges reporting earnings for film/video and photographic arts graduates, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ranks #77 by median pay four years after graduation, and #50 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is film/video and photographic arts at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for film/video and photographic arts ($43,765), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · 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.