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New York Film AcademyBurbank, CA · Private for-profit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Acting (47% of graduates). 4 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 98% of colleges. 32% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,894 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

173 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 98% of graduates; 6 programs in 2 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Acting 50.050647% 82
    Graduates in this field earn $32,057 4 years out
  2. Cinematography and Film/Video Production 50.060240% 69
    Graduates in this field earn $28,275 4 years out
  3. Playwriting and Screenwriting 50.05045.2% 9
    Graduates in this field earn $32,057 4 years out
  4. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.03042.9% 5
  5. Photography 50.06052.9% 5
    Graduates in this field earn $28,275 4 years out

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$32,057 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $18,181

    4 years after completion$32,057
    National median: $39,775Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $21,193 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 184 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Film/Video and Photographic Arts$28,275 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $16,415

    4 years after completion$28,275
    National median: $43,765Below typical

    Median federal debt: $30,750 · 231 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college4 to 1
4 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 98% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty32%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$52,272

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other for-profit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$12,894
$12,894
← Lessmore than 93% of 130More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)