Film/Video and Photographic Arts programs in Tennessee
8 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee
Producers and Directors in Tennessee earn a median of $73,020 a year across 2,920 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $72,030 | 1,370 |
| Photographers | $37,950 | 780 |
| Film and Video Editors | $57,880 | 560 |
| Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | $57,030 | 460 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | $66,630 | 440 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Film Institute Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 26 |
| Nashville Film Institute Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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.
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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.