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What can you do with a
Film/Video And Photographic Arts degree?

Film/Video And Photographic Arts is high-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
None yrs
to pay back the degree
+$-6k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$39,347
Typical debt
$23,900
4-yr net cost
$84,124
Monthly loan payment
$272/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Producers and Directorsstretch
AI risk 9 → 47 future · +4.9% demand
$80,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 21 → 43 future · +2.1% demand
$70,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 21 → 44 future · +1.7% demand
$68,000
Film and Video Editorsleap
AI risk 22 → 53 future · +4.0% demand
$57,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.