Film/Video and Photographic Arts at San Francisco Film School
San Francisco, California • Certificate
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Film/Video and Photographic Arts at San Francisco Film School
This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for San Francisco Film School and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Film/Video and Photographic Arts at the certificate credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 18 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at San Francisco Film School, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.
Median graduate earnings are not published for this program-school combination, which can reflect source reporting or privacy treatment. Compared to the national mean of $31,977 across all institutions offering Film/Video and Photographic Arts, graduates here earn at a level the national comparison cannot yet quantify.
Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.
Earnings Comparison
Program Details
Debt & ROI
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Other Schools
| School | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College | $40,579 | - |
| Seattle Film Institute | $38,787 | $17,956 |
| Boise State University | $37,111 | - |
| Savannah Technical College | $34,831 | - |
| Nashville Film Institute | $34,240 | $5,500 |
| Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology | $33,668 | $7,853 |
| New York Film Academy | $31,769 | $9,500 |
| Illinois Media School | $31,567 | $15,833 |
| West Los Angeles College | $25,097 | - |
| MediaTech Institute-Dallas | $24,786 | - |
Other Programs at San Francisco Film School
| Program | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (current) | - | - |
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About the Data
Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.
PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.