Purchase, New York · Public
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at SUNY at Purchase College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 6.3% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $18,913 school-wide net price and $45,092 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
6.3% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 6.3% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 492
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 74.1%
- Graduation rate
- 62.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,913/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $75,652
- Median debt
- $21,067
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $45,092/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (6.3%), school-wide average net price ($18,913), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($45,092), and peer averages from 492 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 492 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 3.2x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,914 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($11,414 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place SUNY at Purchase College in the top 68% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $536 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.0% of reported awards · $1,471 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.9% of reported awards · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 3.8% of reported awards · $3,103 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $1,947 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,407 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Film/Video and Photographic Arts accounts for 6.3% of the awards or completions reported for SUNY at Purchase College. That award concentration is higher than at 93% of schools in this field set and is 3.2x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
SUNY at Purchase College's average net price is $18,913 per year, about $75,652 over four years. That is $1,914 below the $20,827 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $45,092 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,414 below 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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places SUNY at Purchase College #333 of 492 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.