Bachelor's Degree · Santa Barbara, CA
At University of California-Santa Barbara, the Film/Video and Photographic Arts bachelor's degree program reported $49,893 median earnings four years after completion and $15,000 median federal debt among 151 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $49,893, five-year median earnings were $52,687, and median federal debt was $15,000 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 40 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 72th percentile and debt was lower than about 95% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 72% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 95% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 40 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
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04 · Institution context
The University of California-Santa Barbara institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Santa Barbara, California · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $49,893 four-year median earnings, $15,000 median federal debt, 151 working graduates, and 40 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $49,893 four years after completion and $52,687 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $15,000 across a reported debt cohort of 137 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 50.06 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
