by our College Data Analytics Team
[Film Video And Photographic Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/film-video-and-photographic-arts/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a film video and photographic arts degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find where film video and photographic arts graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send film video and photographic arts graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Leading the list is Eastern Washington University, our #1 for film video and photographic arts graduate salaries in Washington. Eastern Washington University is a public school located in the town of Cheney. Early-career film video and photographic arts graduates from Eastern Washington University make a median of around $48,000 per year.
A rank of #2 makes Seattle Film Institute one of the highest-paying schools for film video and photographic arts. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Film Institute is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the film video and photographic arts program here go on to a median salary of roughly $30,043.
Central Washington University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying film video and photographic arts schools. Set in the town of Ellensburg, Central Washington University is a public institution. After graduating, film video and photographic arts degree recipients from Central Washington University typically earn about $41,604 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at Seattle University earned it the #4 place for film video and photographic arts. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career film video and photographic arts graduates from Seattle University make a median of around $28,355 per year.
University Of Washington Seattle Campus came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying film video and photographic arts schools. Located in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public institution. After graduating, film video and photographic arts degree recipients from University Of Washington Seattle Campus typically earn about $28,561 annually.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries film video and photographic arts graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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