Which New York Film Academy bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Theatre graduates leave with a median of $27,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 New York Film Academy bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does New York Film Academy cost?

Tuition and fees are $36,920 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $39,011 a year.

How many New York Film Academy programs report graduate pay?

2 bachelor's programs, one associate's program, and 2 certificate programs at New York Film Academy report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

New York Film Academy Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private for-profit school
Burbank, CA
849 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

New York Film Academy has two bachelor's programs that report what graduates earn. Theatre pays more in the first year ($18,181) than Film and Photography ($16,415). New York Film Academy also has one associate's program and 2 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$36,920Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$39,011Per year

Graduation rate68%Within 6 years

Both bachelor's programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
TheatreAbout 92 graduates a year	$18,181	Not reported	$27,000	19th of 23
Film and PhotographyAbout 109 graduates a year	$16,415	Not reported	$31,000	25th of 25

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
TheatreAbout 20 graduates a year	$6,814	Not reported	$15,000	1st of 1

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
Film and PhotographyAbout 117 graduates a year	$17,109	$30,494	$9,500	1st of 1
TheatreAbout 112 graduates a year	$15,355	$24,948	$9,500	1st of 1

Common questions

Theatre graduates earn a median of $18,181 in their first year, the most of 2 New York Film Academy bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels