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Bachelor's · Norton, Massachusetts

Is Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Wheaton College (Massachusetts) worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 12.1 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$36,223
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$58,116
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$23,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$132k (likely $132k – $132k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$15k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
12.1 years (likely 8.3–20+)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$215k (likely −$302k – −$122k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
−$9k (likely −$205k – $217k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
72%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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🎨 Getting ready in high school

Students heading toward art, design & performance majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

  • AP 2-D Art and Design
  • AP Drawing
  • AP Art History
  • AP Music Theory

IB Higher Level

  • Visual Arts HL
  • Music HL or Theatre HL or Film HL

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