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 8 schools to find where film video and photographic arts graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose film video and photographic arts graduates go on to earn the most.
Tufts University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid film video and photographic arts graduates in Massachusetts. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. After graduating, film video and photographic arts degree recipients from Tufts University typically earn about $56,418 annually.
Students chasing top earnings in film video and photographic arts will find them at Brandeis University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Waltham, Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution. Film Video And Photographic Arts graduates of Brandeis University earn a median of about $50,720 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #3 makes Emerson College one of the highest-paying schools for film video and photographic arts. Set in the city of Boston, Emerson College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the film video and photographic arts program here go on to a median salary of roughly $52,518.
Students chasing top earnings in film video and photographic arts will find them at Lesley University, which ranked #4. Lesley University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Film Video And Photographic Arts graduates of Lesley University earn a median of about $44,851 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Greenfield Community College earned it the #5 place for film video and photographic arts. Set in the town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public institution. Early-career film video and photographic arts graduates from Greenfield Community College make a median of around $33,277 per year.
University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying film video and photographic arts schools. Set in the suburb of North Dartmouth, University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a public institution. Film Video And Photographic Arts graduates of University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth earn a median of about $31,886 a year early in their careers.
Massachusetts College Of Art And Design placed #7 among the highest-paying schools for film video and photographic arts. Massachusetts College Of Art And Design is a public school located in the city of Boston. After graduating, film video and photographic arts degree recipients from Massachusetts College Of Art And Design typically earn about $42,630 annually.
Wheaton College Massachusetts ranked #8 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying film video and photographic arts schools. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Norton. After graduating, film video and photographic arts degree recipients from Wheaton College Massachusetts typically earn about $28,498 annually.
This ranking is produced 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 · 8 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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