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Best Colleges for Film/Video and Photographic Arts 2026
20 schools ranked by graduate earnings — real data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Film/Video and Photographic Arts graduates are well-positioned for careers across multiple industries. The rankings below are based on actual graduate earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Earnings shown are median graduate earnings 4 years after graduation (or 1 year if 4-year data is unavailable), sourced from the College Scorecard.See full major data
Top 20 Film/Video and Photographic Arts Programs by Graduate Earnings
| # | School | Earnings | Tuition | Accept Rate | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American University Washington, DC | $58,692 | $56,543 | 47% | 7,593 |
| 2 | Tufts University Medford, MA | $56,4181yr | $67,844 | 10% | 6,804 |
| 3 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | $51,7721yr | $17,040 | 69% | 39,503 |
| 4 | Chapman University Orange, CA | $51,451 | $62,784 | 56% | 7,629 |
| 5 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $48,058 | $18,786 | 25% | 31,812 |
| 6 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $48,046 | $68,237 | 10% | 20,817 |
| 7 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $47,214 | $45,742 | 28% | 23,205 |
| 8 | New York University New York, NY | $46,932 | $60,438 | 9% | 29,430 |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $46,789 | $58,072 | 18% | 33,488 |
| 10 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | $45,571 | $59,760 | 14% | 2,090 |
| 11 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | $45,458 | $41,095 | 86% | 40,769 |
| 12 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $44,860 | $44,524 | 9% | 33,040 |
| 13 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $44,697 | $46,024 | 42% | 31,777 |
| 14 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | $44,230 | $67,805 | 18% | 2,430 |
| 15 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | $44,182 | $6,496 | 69% | 32,221 |
| 16 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | $42,962 | $30,572 | 69% | 20,284 |
| 17 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY | $42,820 | $15,332 | 54% | 16,642 |
| 18 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | $42,620 | $50,510 | 70% | 4,350 |
| 19 | Emerson College Boston, MA | $42,467 | $55,392 | 47% | 4,145 |
| 20 | CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY | $42,028 | $15,402 | 54% | 10,443 |
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