Film/Video and Photographic Arts programs in New York
15 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in New York
Producers and Directors in New York earn a median of $107,550 a year across 27,990 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $98,850 | 14,920 |
| Film and Video Editors | $103,440 | 3,710 |
| Photographers | $60,050 | 3,650 |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | $93,410 | 2,930 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | $84,690 | 2,490 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Villa Maria College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Film/Video and Photographic Arts — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.