Film and Video programs
1,499 programs — 381 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, ordered by median debt against median earnings — lowest first.
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Schools file the same degree under different federal codes — Berklee’s music production sits under “Music, Other”, Academy of Art’s under “Recording Arts”. These groups gather every code a program is actually filed under.
Hide for-profit colleges(64 programs)What our data shows about for-profit collegesAcross the creative fields on this site, students at private for-profit institutions borrow 27% more than students at public ones ($29,332 against $23,033) and earn 15% less four years after completing ($38,361 against $45,110).The combined effect is severe. Median debt at a for-profit equals 70% of a graduate’s annual earnings, against 47% at a public institution. And 10% of for-profit programs leave graduates owing more than they earn in a year — against 1% of public ones. Ten times the rate.This is a pattern across 212 for-profit programs, not a handful of outliers, and it holds in every creative field we cover. It does not mean no for-profit program is worth taking: some appear high in our best-value rankings, and this filter hides those too. It means the odds are materially worse, and the burden of proof sits with the school.Figures are medians computed from the College Scorecard and IPEDS data behind every table on this site.
| Institution | Programcredential and delivery | at completion | 4 yrs after | Median federal loan debt at completion, divided by median earnings four years later. It answers a single question: how much of one year’s income do you owe on the day you finish?Below 50% is generally considered manageable. Above 100% means graduates owe more than they earn in a year, and repayment on a standard ten-year plan starts to consume a serious share of income.Debt covers federal loans only, so real ratios are often worse. Both figures are medians — half of graduates fall on the wrong side of each. |
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| Nashville Film InstituteTN · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionUndergraduate certificate · On campus | $5,500 | $34,240 | 16% |
| CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $10,588 | $51,404 | 21% |
| University of California-BerkeleyCA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $15,000 | $70,963 | 21% |
| Brigham Young UniversityUT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,894 | $53,695 | 22% |
| Florida Institute of Recording Sound and TechnologyFL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionUndergraduate certificate · Fully online | $7,853 | $33,668 | 23% |
| University of FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $15,000 | $62,227 | 24% |
| University of Florida-OnlineFL · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $15,000 | $62,227 | 24% |
| Austin Community College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionAssociate degree · On campus | $9,250 | $37,248 | 25% |
| Fordham UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,250 | $84,366 | 26% |
| Texas A & M University-College StationTX · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,263 | $61,478 | 26% |
| Daytona State CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | PhotographyAssociate degree · On campus | $9,188 | $34,180 | 27% |
| Illinois Media SchoolIL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaRadio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $9,500 | $35,062 | 27% |
| Illinois Media School-Chicago CampusIL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaRadio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $9,500 | $35,062 | 27% |
| Chapman UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesDocumentary ProductionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,500 | $66,494 | 28% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campusOffers: Computer Science (BS) · Computational Media (BS) · Digital Media (MS) | $27,840 | $99,915 | 28% |
| New York UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campusOffers: Film and Television (Tisch) (BFA) · Game Design (Tisch Game Center) (BFA) · Integrated Design and Media (Tandon) (BS) · Computer Science (Tandon) (BS) · Computer Science (Tandon) (MS) | $21,500 | $77,109 | 28% |
| University of GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaUndergraduate certificate · On campus | $20,713 | $73,835 | 28% |
| Seattle UniversityWA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,463 | $61,021 | 29% |
| Miami University-OxfordOH · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,681 | $82,411 | 29% |
| California State University-NorthridgeCA · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $14,244 | $49,359 | 29% |
| Northwestern UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio and TelevisionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $15,000 | $51,471 | 29% |
| Florida State UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,750 | $60,876 | 29% |
| Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campusOffers: Game Design and Development (BS) · Game Design and Development (MS) · Film and Animation (BFA) · Motion Picture Science (BS) · 3D Visualization (Digital Design) (BFA) · New Media Design (BFA) · Graphic Design (BFA) | $27,000 | $91,222 | 30% |
| Ohio Media School-Valley ViewOH · Private for-profitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaRadio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $9,500 | $31,878 | 30% |
| Colorado Media SchoolCO · Private for-profitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaRadio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $9,500 | $31,878 | 30% |
| Ohio Media School-ColumbusOH · Private for-profitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherDigital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $9,500 | $31,878 | 30% |
| San Francisco State UniversityCA · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,500 | $58,550 | 30% |
| New York Film AcademyCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionUndergraduate certificate · On campusOffers: Filmmaking (BFA) · Filmmaking (AFA) · Filmmaking (MFA) · Cinematography (MFA) · Producing (MFA) · Documentary (MFA) · Photography (MFA) · Game Design (MFA)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyDocumentary ProductionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $9,500 | $31,769 | 30% |
| Seattle Film InstituteWA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $12,000 | $39,976 | 30% |
| University of California-Santa BarbaraCA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $15,000 | $49,893 | 30% |
| University of California-DavisCA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,500 | $57,999 | 30% |
| CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $13,500 | $44,032 | 31% |
| University of MiamiFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,250 | $62,053 | 31% |
| University of California-IrvineCA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,000 | $51,423 | 31% |
| University of MississippiMS · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,510 | $69,082 | 31% |
| Cedarville UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $15,000 | $47,782 | 31% |
| University of California-Los AngelesCA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,082 | $50,904 | 32% |
| Elon UniversityNC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,500 | $60,832 | 32% |
| Northwestern UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaMaster’s degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio and TelevisionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $37,695 | $116,019 | 32% |
| University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,500 | $58,623 | 33% |
| Purdue University-Main CampusIN · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,369 | $52,105 | 33% |
| University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,024 | $57,059 | 33% |
| Washington State UniversityWA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,365 | $57,956 | 33% |
| University of MiamiFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $17,500 | $52,032 | 34% |
| Florida Atlantic UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,000 | $47,505 | 34% |
| University of ConnecticutCT · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,375 | $65,892 | 34% |
| The New SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campusOffers: Communication Design (Parsons) (BFA) · Illustration (Parsons) (BFA) · Design and Technology (Parsons) (BFA) · Integrated Design (Parsons) (BFA) · Photography (Parsons) (BFA) | $21,875 | $64,018 | 34% |
| University of California-Santa CruzCA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Documentary ProductionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $15,692 | $45,815 | 34% |
| Ohio Media School-CincinnatiOH · Private for-profitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaRadio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $9,500 | $27,726 | 34% |
| Miami Media SchoolFL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaRadio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $9,500 | $27,726 | 34% |
| California State University-FullertonCA · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,500 | $48,094 | 34% |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,500 | $62,214 | 35% |
| Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionMaster’s degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $118,378 | 35% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,250 | $66,876 | 35% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,250 | $66,876 | 35% |
| Pennsylvania State University-World CampusPA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,250 | $66,876 | 35% |
| New York UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusOffers: Film and Television (Tisch) (BFA) · Game Design (Tisch Game Center) (BFA) · Integrated Design and Media (Tandon) (BS) · Computer Science (Tandon) (BS) · Computer Science (Tandon) (MS)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,500 | $58,720 | 35% |
| San Diego State UniversityCA · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $15,332 | $43,485 | 35% |
| Texas Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,000 | $61,636 | 36% |
| California State University-Dominguez HillsCA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $12,969 | $36,326 | 36% |
| Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $63,679 | 37% |
| Rutgers University-NewarkNJ · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,250 | $63,679 | 37% |
| University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaUndergraduate certificate · Hybrid | $20,000 | $54,680 | 37% |
| California State University-SacramentoCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $15,568 | $42,392 | 37% |
| Loyola Marymount UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,625 | $61,500 | 37% |
| San Francisco State UniversityCA · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $17,375 | $47,149 | 37% |
| University of Central FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $17,992 | $48,753 | 37% |
| Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,832 | $58,974 | 37% |
| Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $21,832 | $58,974 | 37% |
| Syracuse UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,406 | $70,815 | 37% |
| Montclair State UniversityNJ · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,500 | $62,999 | 37% |
| University of Northern IowaIA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,625 | $49,794 | 37% |
| Michigan State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaMaster’s degree · Fully online | $32,500 | $86,080 | 38% |
| Pepperdine UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,125 | $55,432 | 38% |
| Seattle UniversityWA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,800 | $62,385 | 38% |
| California State University-Monterey BayCA · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $15,250 | $39,954 | 38% |
| Savannah College of Art and DesignGA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · Online or on campusOffers: Film and Television (BFA) · Animation (BFA) · Animation (MA/MFA) · Visual Effects (BFA) · Motion Media Design (BFA) · Illustration (BFA) · Illustration (MA/MFA) · Graphic Design (BA/BFA)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio and TelevisionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,506 | $64,076 | 38% |
| Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ · PublicRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,250 | $49,759 | 39% |
| Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ · PublicRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $19,250 | $49,759 | 39% |
| Seton Hall UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,058 | $67,192 | 39% |
| University of California-RiversideCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,472 | $52,699 | 39% |
| Appalachian State UniversityNC · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,500 | $55,235 | 39% |
| Boston UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,167 | $55,804 | 40% |
| Ithaca CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,375 | $58,804 | 40% |
| University of BaltimoreMD · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,750 | $49,445 | 40% |
| University of GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,250 | $45,555 | 40% |
| California State University-Los AngelesCA · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,000 | $39,867 | 40% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN · PublicRequest information → | Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Cinema/Media StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,185 | $47,707 | 40% |
| University of Northwestern-St PaulMN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,399 | $50,708 | 40% |
| Northern Arizona UniversityAZ · PublicRequest information → | PhotographyBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,819 | $48,800 | 41% |
| The University of Texas at AustinTX · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,500 | $52,860 | 41% |
| Liberty UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,707 | $50,891 | 41% |
| State University of New York at New PaltzNY · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,332 | $47,453 | 41% |
| Ohio State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,687 | $50,565 | 41% |
| Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | PhotographyBachelor’s degree · HybridOffers: Marketing (BS) · Business Administration (BS) · Project Management (BS) · Communication (BA) · Information Technology (BS) · Cybersecurity (BS) · Computer Science (BS) · Data Analytics (BS) | $20,834 | $50,871 | 41% |
| University of Nevada-Las VegasNV · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,500 | $42,317 | 41% |
| Quinnipiac UniversityCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaMaster’s degree · Hybrid | $33,381 | $80,508 | 41% |
| George Fox UniversityOR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,840 | $50,003 | 42% |
| Valencia CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | $13,829 | $33,162 | 42% |
| West Texas A & M UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,757 | $40,183 | 42% |
| American UniversityDC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionPhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,000 | $52,661 | 42% |
| Vassar CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,993 | $42,956 | 42% |
| Oregon State UniversityOR · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $22,127 | $52,798 | 42% |
| Texas State UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio and TelevisionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,964 | $49,987 | 42% |
| Southeastern UniversityFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · Online or on campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio and TelevisionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $55,318 | 42% |
| Central Washington UniversityWA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,250 | $50,318 | 42% |
| State University of New York at OswegoNY · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $20,500 | $48,489 | 42% |
| Dallas Baptist UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $19,883 | $46,723 | 43% |
| Xavier UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,000 | $61,035 | 43% |
| Quinnipiac UniversityCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $22,250 | $52,094 | 43% |
| The University of AlabamaAL · PublicRequest information → | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,875 | $55,894 | 43% |
| Lebanon Valley CollegePA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $63,128 | 43% |
| New Mexico State University-Main CampusNM · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,250 | $37,880 | 43% |
| Columbia College ChicagoIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,400 | $54,357 | 43% |
| University of Rhode IslandRI · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,500 | $44,983 | 43% |
| Academy of Art UniversityCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · HybridOffers: Music Production and Sound Design for Visual Media (BFA) · Music Scoring and Composition (BFA) · Game Development (BFA) · Animation and Visual Effects (BFA) · Graphic Design (BFA) · Illustration (BFA) · Visual Development (BFA) | $23,473 | $54,087 | 43% |
| University at BuffaloNY · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,861 | $43,285 | 44% |
| Hofstra UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio and TelevisionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,873 | $56,990 | 44% |
| University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,500 | $49,192 | 44% |
| Florida State UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,538 | $46,180 | 44% |
| Towson UniversityMD · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,000 | $42,584 | 45% |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts)MA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,250 | $54,106 | 45% |
| University of Wisconsin-OshkoshWI · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,250 | $49,639 | 45% |
| Saint Edward's UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,000 | $53,473 | 45% |
| Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,500 | $43,420 | 45% |
| University of IdahoID · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,468 | $49,929 | 45% |
| University of North TexasTX · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,681 | $40,972 | 46% |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleIL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,525 | $40,592 | 46% |
| Fordham UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $25,000 | $54,738 | 46% |
| University of UtahUT · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,000 | $49,841 | 46% |
| St Bonaventure UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $25,750 | $55,796 | 46% |
| Texas Tech UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $50,279 | 46% |
| Seattle Film InstituteWA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $17,956 | $38,787 | 46% |
| George Mason UniversityVA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,205 | $50,086 | 46% |
| University of HoustonTX · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,730 | $40,419 | 46% |
| University of ArizonaAZ · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $20,500 | $44,145 | 46% |
| Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,000 | $53,818 | 46% |
| Liberty UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaMaster’s degree · Hybrid | $27,333 | $58,750 | 47% |
| Emerson CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,250 | $49,951 | 47% |
| Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Film/Video and Photographic Arts, OtherPhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,000 | $51,139 | 47% |
| CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNY · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaMaster’s degree · On campus | $38,398 | $80,809 | 48% |
| Rogers State UniversityOK · PublicRequest information → | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, OtherBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,000 | $41,994 | 48% |
| University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaMaster’s degree · On campus | $53,656 | $112,401 | 48% |
| California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtCA · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,100 | $46,245 | 48% |
| University of Central FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,839 | $41,255 | 48% |
| Community College of AuroraCO · PublicRequest information → | Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionAssociate degree · On campus | $18,114 | $37,661 | 48% |
| Pace UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,313 | $52,368 | 48% |
| Indiana University-IndianapolisIN · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,491 | $46,473 | 48% |
| Ball State UniversityIN · PublicRequest information → | Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Radio and TelevisionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,146 | $47,737 | 48% |
| University of OregonOR · PublicRequest information → | Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,500 | $50,499 | 49% |
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Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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Earnings and debt are reported by the federal government at a four-digit program level, so a figure shown against “Film and Video” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.