Is a Film/Video and Photographic Arts degree worth it?
Across 127 schools, graduates of Film/Video and Photographic Arts earn a median $42,474 five years out on $23,250 of debt — most often working as Producers and Directors. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$42,474
Median debt
$23,250
Years to pay off
5.5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
45%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+3.2%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
0.2%
$42,305 vs $42,210
Net price
$22,472/yr
Debt-test failures
30.8%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$22,923
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Film/Video and Photographic Arts in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.