ProgramsVisual and Performing Arts

    Film/Video and Photographic Arts

    CIP50.06

    427 colleges offer Film/Video and Photographic Arts. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    427
    at its most common level
    Bachelor's earnings
    $45,226
    median, 4 years after
    Bachelor's debt
    $21,488
    median federal loans
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    205
    Associate's
    172
    Bachelor's
    427
    Master's
    103
    Post-baccalaureate certificate
    3
    Doctoral
    19
    First professional
    1
    Graduate/professional certificate
    30
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Film/Video and Photographic Arts

    Film/Video and Photographic Arts is part of Visual and Performing Arts: instructional programs that focus on the creation and interpretation of works and performances that use auditory, kinesthetic, and visual phenomena to express ideas and emotions in various forms, subject to aesthetic criteria.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 50.06.

    Programs in this field

    Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 50.06.

    • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
    • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
    • Photography
    • Documentary Production

    By degree level

    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Film/Video and Photographic Arts and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate205$35,9714 yrs after · 6 colleges$10,4014 colleges
    Associate's172$32,6824 yrs after · 12 colleges$18,6826 colleges
    Bachelor's427$45,2264 yrs after · 140 colleges$21,488142 colleges
    Master's103$52,7284 yrs after · 20 colleges$78,40217 colleges
    Post-baccalaureate certificate3Not reportedNot reported
    Doctoral19Not reportedNot reported
    First professional1Not reportedNot reported
    Graduate/professional certificate30Not reportedNot reported

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

    Bachelor's programs

    Where Film/Video and Photographic Arts graduates earn the most

    Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.

    1. 1University of California-Berkeley logo

      University of California-Berkeley

      Berkeley, CA · Public · 101 graduates

      $70,963

      debt $12,979

    2. 2Chapman University logo

      Chapman University

      Orange, CA · Private nonprofit · 197 graduates

      $66,494

      debt $19,500

    3. 3Rutgers University-New Brunswick logo

      Rutgers University-New Brunswick

      New Brunswick, NJ · Public · 35 graduates

      $63,679

      debt $20,375

    4. 4Seattle University logo

      Seattle University

      Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit · 23 graduates

      $62,385

      debt $20,500

    5. 5Loyola Marymount University logo

      Loyola Marymount University

      Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit · 131 graduates

      $61,500

      debt $20,000

    6. 6Tufts University logo

      Tufts University

      Medford, MA · Private nonprofit · 33 graduates

      $59,960

      debt $17,900

    7. 7

      New York University

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · 492 graduates

      $58,720

      debt $19,750

    8. 8University of Southern California logo

      University of Southern California

      Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit · 167 graduates

      $58,623

      debt $17,000

    9. 9University of California-Davis logo

      University of California-Davis

      Davis, CA · Public · 81 graduates

      $57,999

      debt $12,800

    10. 10University of Michigan-Ann Arbor logo

      University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

      Ann Arbor, MI · Public · 87 graduates

      $57,059

      debt $19,500

    Careers

    Careers this program leads to

    Occupations linked to Film/Video and Photographic Arts by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.

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    Questions about Film/Video and Photographic Arts

    How many colleges offer Film/Video and Photographic Arts?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Film/Video and Photographic Arts at these degree levels: certificate (205 colleges), associate's (172 colleges), bachelor's (427 colleges), master's (103 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (3 colleges), doctoral (19 colleges), first professional (1 college), graduate/professional certificate (30 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).

    What do Film/Video and Photographic Arts graduates earn?

    At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Film/Video and Photographic Arts earn $45,226 a year four years after finishing, across 140 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.

    Where do Film/Video and Photographic Arts graduates earn the most?

    University of California-Berkeley reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Film/Video and Photographic Arts: $70,963 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.