by our College Data Analytics Team
[Film Video And Photographic Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/film-video-and-photographic-arts/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a film video and photographic arts degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their film video and photographic arts graduates.
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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.
Our analysis ranked Kansas City Art Institute the top school for film video and photographic arts graduate earnings in Missouri. Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City. Early-career film video and photographic arts graduates from Kansas City Art Institute make a median of around $43,448 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Missouri Columbia earned it the #2 place for film video and photographic arts. University Of Missouri Columbia is a public school located in the city of Columbia. Early-career film video and photographic arts graduates from University Of Missouri Columbia make a median of around $29,613 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in film video and photographic arts will find them at Webster University, which ranked #3. Set in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster University 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 $33,345.
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 · 3 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.