Best Film, Video and Photographic Arts Programs in New York
Updated
Part of Best Art & Design Colleges in New York
This page ranks the 20 Film, Video and Photographic Arts programs in New York by median earnings of Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. New York University ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $58,720 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, median earnings range from $58,720 to $19,045, with a median of $46,690.
The list includes 9 public and 11 private nonprofit institutions. CUNY Hunter College posts the lowest average net price at $2,984, while CUNY Hunter College ranks 20th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University · New York, NY | $58,720 | $37,050 | $16,977 | 9.2% |
| New York University ranks 1st on this list, with median earnings of $58,720 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 2 | Marymount Manhattan College · New York, NY | $55,285 | $36,861 | $30,722 | 82.6% |
| Marymount Manhattan College admits 83% of applicants and reports median earnings of $55,285 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Fordham University · Bronx, NY | $54,738 | $44,338 | $32,474 | 59.3% |
| Fordham University reports median federal debt of $25,000 among Film, Video and Photographic Arts completers who borrowed, alongside median earnings of $54,738 four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY | $54,115 | $38,793 | $15,817 | 45.9% |
| Syracuse University carries an average net price of $38,793 and reports median earnings of $54,115 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY | $52,970 | $34,906 | $24,680 | 66.9% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology ranks 363rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, with median earnings of $52,970 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | Pace University · New York, NY | $52,368 | $30,892 | $26,473 | 75.9% |
| Pace University reports median earnings of $52,368 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 69 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 7 | College of Staten Island CUNY · Staten Island, NY | $51,363 | $5,579 | $3,903 | 92.3% |
| A public university in Staten Island, College of Staten Island CUNY reports median earnings of $51,363 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | The New School · New York, NY | $48,557 | $58,741 | $50,140 | 63.5% |
| The New School reports an average net price of $50,140 for families earning under $30,000, alongside median earnings of $48,557 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Pratt Institute-Main · Brooklyn, NY | $46,874 | $52,659 | $38,545 | 73.3% |
| Pratt Institute-Main ranks 9th on this list, with median federal debt of $26,596 among Film, Video and Photographic Arts completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 10 | CUNY City College · New York, NY | $46,801 | $3,776 | $1,251 | 60.0% |
| CUNY City College reports median earnings of $46,801 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing, and a school-wide median federal debt of $11,990 across all of its borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 11 | Binghamton University · Vestal, NY | $46,579 | $21,620 | $12,171 | 38.6% |
| Binghamton University admits 39% of applicants and reports median earnings of $46,579 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 12 | CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY | $46,545 | $2,984 | $1,029 | 53.8% |
| CUNY Hunter College ranks 20th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and reports median earnings of $46,545 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 13 | Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY | $44,829 | $33,926 | $21,901 | 69.0% |
| Ithaca College reports median earnings of $44,829 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $33,926. | |||||
| 14 | CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY | $44,032 | $3,103 | $1,029 | 58.4% |
| CUNY Brooklyn College admits 58% of applicants and carries a median federal debt of $13,500 among Film, Video and Photographic Arts completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 15 | University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY | $43,285 | $20,995 | $14,668 | 74.2% |
| University at Buffalo ranks 15th on this list, with 65 graduates in the earnings cohort and an admission rate of 74%. | |||||
| 16 | SUNY at Purchase College · Purchase, NY | $43,265 | $18,913 | $11,835 | 74.1% |
| SUNY at Purchase College posts median earnings of $43,265 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $11,835 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 17 | Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY | $42,956 | $39,343 | $15,953 | 18.6% |
| Vassar College, a private nonprofit college in Poughkeepsie, reports an admission rate of 19% and median earnings of $42,956 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 18 | State University of New York at Oswego · Oswego, NY | $38,429 | $16,236 | $8,714 | 80.6% |
| State University of New York at Oswego ranks 337th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, with median earnings of $38,429 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 19 | State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY | $26,353 | $18,809 | $10,541 | 61.6% |
| Median earnings for Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates at State University of New York at New Paltz reach $26,353 four years after completing, and the school reports an average net price of $18,809. | |||||
| 20 | Long Island University · Brookville, NY | $19,045 | $33,062 | $22,019 | 86.2% |
| Long Island University ranks 20th on this list, with an admission rate of 86% and median earnings of $19,045 for its Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Film, Video and Photographic Arts graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in New York appear. The figures are medians for federally aided completers of each program who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after completing. For 2 of the 20 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. New York University leads the list at $58,720, with a gap of $3,435 to second-ranked Marymount Manhattan College.
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