Education & Training
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Associate degree
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Film and Video Editors Bachelor's degree
- Media Programming Directors Bachelor's degree
- Media Technical Directors/Managers Bachelor's degree
- Photographers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Producers and Directors Bachelor's degree
- Talent Directors Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $29,188 | $33,954 | $9,842 | 238 |
| Associate degree | $29,998 | $32,202 | $18,682 | 186 |
| Bachelor's degree | $31,368 | $44,550 | $21,500 | 447 |
| Master's degree | $39,104 | $52,728 | $81,617 | 108 |
| Doctoral degree | — | — | — | 19 |
| Professional degree | — | — | — | 1 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.