Washington, District of Columbia · Private Non-Profit
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at American University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 156 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~156
- Schools with reported signal
- 492
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 62%
- Graduation rate
- 75.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $41,943/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $167,772
- Median debt
- $22,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $77,370/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 492 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($21,116 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($20,864 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 85% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.4% reported share · $536 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.0% reported share · $1,471 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.9% reported share · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 3.8% reported share · $3,103 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $1,947 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,407 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Film/Video and Photographic Arts accounts for 2.2% of reported programs at American University, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 156 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
American University's average net price is $41,943 per year, about $167,772 over four years. That is $21,116 above the $20,827 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $77,370 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $20,864 above the $56,506 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks American University #419 of 492 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.