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Bachelor's · Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's): earnings by school

471 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$31,083
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$41,383
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$21,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 427 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $36,793 and $45,644. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Southern California CA$32,077$72,428$19,875
Dartmouth College NH—$68,523—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$38,697$66,846$19,708
Vassar College NY$40,754$63,418—
Sacred Heart University CT—$61,998—
Connecticut College CT$37,971$61,321—
Brown University RI—$60,985$17,420
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ$39,377$60,757—
Fordham University NY$36,007$60,515$27,000
Binghamton University NY$37,995$60,299$15,875
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA—$59,721$18,250
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$42,499$58,652$22,500
Loyola Marymount University CA—$58,468$18,500
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA—$57,705$25,500
CUNY Hunter College NY$34,713$56,160$17,287
Miami University-Oxford OH$30,217$55,891—
University of Maryland-College Park MD$38,511$55,713$15,000
Marist University NY$31,771$55,296$19,250
Manhattanville University NY—$55,180—
Williams College MA$39,112$55,012—
Bridgewater College VA—$54,910—
Howard University DC$24,784$54,696$22,350
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$25,427$54,579—
James Madison University VA$38,534$54,093$19,500
Moravian University PA$40,173$54,090$26,275
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC—$54,007$21,000
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$32,554$53,805$12,500
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$32,554$53,805$12,500
Carnegie Mellon University PA$29,670$53,726—
St Lawrence University NY—$53,720$26,000
Kenyon College OH—$53,620$19,000
Skidmore College NY$30,395$53,602$19,000
University of Georgia GA$41,153$53,300$17,500
University of Vermont VT$30,477$53,191$22,815
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA—$52,637$27,000
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$31,141$52,450$18,619
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$31,141$52,450$18,619
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$31,141$52,450$18,619
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$38,716$52,405$27,000
Texas Woman's University TX$36,363$52,306$20,933
University of California-Berkeley CA$34,406$51,699$11,800
Illinois State University IL$37,696$51,386$19,067
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$40,961$51,254$21,250
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$51,155——
The College of New Jersey NJ$34,358$51,033$21,500
University of Connecticut CT$30,166$50,952$21,888
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$30,166$50,952$21,888
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$30,166$50,952$21,888
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$30,166$50,952$21,888
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$30,166$50,952$21,888
Texas Tech University TX$38,355$50,892$26,250
Adelphi University NY—$50,759—
Southern Methodist University TX$50,693——
Pace University NY$30,789$50,623$19,500
Salem State University MA$39,030$50,397$17,250
CUNY Lehman College NY$27,803$50,334—
Baylor University TX$38,807$50,253$18,375
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$43,233$50,189$21,948
University of Utah UT$34,583$50,166$15,750
Shepherd University WV—$50,124—
Michigan State University MI$31,909$50,098—
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI$33,873$49,967$27,000
Midwestern State University TX$31,354$49,896—
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$37,277$49,842$20,000
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$38,634$49,722$25,178
Boston University MA$36,370$49,538$18,750
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE$33,860$49,521$18,645
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$35,501$49,506$22,062
New York University NY$33,532$49,478$17,500
Hofstra University NY—$49,233—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$38,177$48,684$16,750
University of California-San Diego CA$23,658$48,506$14,741
Winona State University MN$37,031$48,258$16,124
Towson University MD$34,061$48,238$20,000
Plymouth State University NH$26,122$48,229$26,683
Utah State University UT$41,442$48,180$18,633
Salve Regina University RI—$48,067—
University of Memphis TN$29,768$48,064$23,574
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$38,421$47,822$24,122
The University of Texas at Austin TX$30,307$47,730$19,125
University of North Texas TX$31,935$47,639$21,000
Saint Cloud State University MN—$47,619—
Biola University CA$31,764$47,596—
University of Colorado Boulder CO$38,687$47,297$17,500
Kennesaw State University GA$31,254$47,221$22,906
Rowan University NJ$34,883$47,176$17,750
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$38,967$47,106$22,311
New England Institute of Technology RI$40,279$47,098—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$36,869$46,899$19,000
Keene State College NH—$46,850$25,750
University of Central Florida FL$27,921$46,779$18,272
Montana State University MT$40,481$46,741$22,341
Florida Atlantic University FL$34,416$46,606$15,671
University of Northern Colorado CO$32,900$46,502$20,750
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$33,711$46,428$10,239
University of Wyoming WY$33,346$46,371$12,915
Old Dominion University VA$39,784$46,308$25,000
Lindenwood University MO—$46,244—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$34,619$46,173$14,732
California State University-East Bay CA$34,224$46,136$16,889
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND—$46,117—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA—$46,027$26,222
Sonoma State University CA$39,240$46,022$17,503
Western Kentucky University KY$31,282$45,957$21,500
East Carolina University NC$31,321$45,817$24,659
Bridgewater State University MA$32,454$45,747$25,507
New England College NH$29,051$45,694$24,861
CUNY City College NY$33,271$45,656$10,989
University of West Georgia GA$35,347$45,644$25,000
University of Idaho ID$34,607$45,624—
School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL$28,510$45,602$27,000
California State University-Channel Islands CA$26,458$45,548$18,200
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$39,765$45,491$20,500
California State University-Chico CA$35,521$45,468$17,594
University of Houston TX—$45,446—
University of Louisville KY$39,072$45,429$23,000
SUNY Buffalo State University NY$30,948$45,222$21,500
Frostburg State University MD$28,312$45,220—
University of Oregon OR$29,094$44,958$17,768
Texas State University TX$29,125$44,934$25,000
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$35,247$44,902$27,000
University of Maine ME$30,640$44,876$19,000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$25,937$44,850$20,648
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA—$44,816$24,125
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$37,984$44,788$24,939
Middle Tennessee State University TN$29,331$44,760$18,174
University of Hartford CT$26,009$44,735$25,000
University of Pennsylvania PA—$44,735—
University of Alaska Anchorage AK$30,835$44,569—
Salisbury University MD$32,838$44,514$21,875
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$33,372$44,496$26,083
St. Mary's College of Maryland MD—$44,442$20,500
Albright College PA$30,204$44,441—
Hood College MD—$44,411—
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$35,256$44,386$12,500
California State University-Fullerton CA$28,901$44,365$13,625
Monmouth University NJ—$44,363—
University of Mary Washington VA$37,484$44,357$15,778
Lawrence University WI—$44,313—
Northeastern Illinois University IL$35,388$44,312—
Oberlin College OH$27,017$44,299$25,989
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$29,262$44,298$23,000
St Olaf College MN$30,741$44,287$24,699
University of Rhode Island RI$42,522$44,272$14,250
Oakland University MI$32,777$44,270$25,000
Northern Illinois University IL$29,916$44,202$19,375
West Virginia University WV$31,299$44,180$18,829
SUNY Brockport NY$35,395$44,092$21,500
California College of the Arts CA$27,919$44,012$15,000
Syracuse University NY$32,998$43,988$27,000
University of South Dakota SD$38,949$43,945$24,750
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$30,025$43,816$22,596
University of North Florida FL$36,367$43,804$16,014
Arkansas State University AR—$43,758—
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$29,226$43,690$20,500
Tarleton State University TX$25,562$43,665—
Pacific Lutheran University WA$40,294$43,650$19,275
University at Buffalo NY$32,829$43,584$19,019
Framingham State University MA$35,867$43,582—
Montclair State University NJ$32,498$43,564$16,750
California State University-Bakersfield CA$23,821$43,534—
University of Southern Maine ME—$43,514—
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$32,317$43,364$19,500
Smith College MA$29,890$43,354$10,000
California State University-Long Beach CA$26,554$43,349$13,870
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL$27,595$43,321$21,500
University of Arizona AZ$33,418$43,314$19,229
University of Minnesota-Morris MN—$43,305—
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$31,434$43,271—
Westfield State University MA$23,302$43,248$21,386
University of Iowa IA$36,862$43,192$22,750
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$32,670$43,138$21,500
University of Puget Sound WA—$43,032$21,312
Western Carolina University NC$34,090$43,029$19,500
Spring Arbor University MI—$43,021—
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$37,407$43,017$25,889
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$37,923$42,995$22,000
California State University-Northridge CA$27,943$42,904$15,000
San Francisco State University CA$31,796$42,868$18,000
The New School NY$28,294$42,798$19,500
Lewis & Clark College OR$29,675$42,788—
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI$32,346$42,771$20,220
George Fox University OR—$42,759—
University of North Georgia GA$29,462$42,745$20,888
Northern Kentucky University KY$37,870$42,684$24,906
University of Arkansas AR$30,625$42,681$19,125
Ball State University IN$31,189$42,594$24,031
Augustana University SD$42,568——
University at Albany NY$26,542$42,540$19,250
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$34,479$42,490$22,750
Georgia State University GA$36,853$42,454$25,150
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$28,025$42,362$12,000
Pratt Institute-Main NY$24,471$42,282$26,000
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI—$42,271$25,150
Saginaw Valley State University MI$34,181$42,270—
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$29,894$42,192$20,000
Columbia College Chicago IL$33,028$42,176$26,000
Temple University PA$30,212$42,126$25,125
University of West Florida FL$26,468$42,115$17,750
Indiana University-Southeast IN$34,068$42,084$20,133
North Carolina Central University NC$23,251$42,067$25,000
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI$29,373$41,997$25,577
California State University-Sacramento CA$30,356$41,969$15,050
Eastern Connecticut State University CT$33,038$41,933$18,000
University of Illinois Chicago IL$30,873$41,924$20,397
Rhode Island College RI$35,898$41,883$19,666
University of Central Arkansas AR$39,138$41,853$21,598
Cornell University NY$37,201$41,784$12,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$32,773$41,722$15,325
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI$33,983$41,705$21,375
Jacksonville State University AL$32,546$41,659$19,292
Messiah University PA$32,113$41,649$26,000
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$33,965$41,629$22,144
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$32,303$41,550$24,032
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$28,106$41,549$25,971
University of Kentucky KY$33,963$41,406$21,000
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$32,607$41,383$18,263
Tufts University MA$43,515$41,365$18,500
Lesley University MA—$41,320$25,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$33,458$41,309$19,250
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$34,173$41,265$20,358
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$34,173$41,265$20,358
Eastern Michigan University MI$30,066$41,225$26,625
Savannah College of Art and Design GA$29,166$41,153$25,000
Stockton University NJ$27,452$41,137$24,749
University of Delaware DE$33,119$41,103$26,891
The University of Alabama AL$31,889$41,100$26,169
New Jersey City University NJ$29,714$41,077$21,525
University of Nevada-Reno NV$34,971$41,074$15,000
California State University-Stanislaus CA$24,137$41,072—
Florida State University FL$31,284$41,067$17,473
Appalachian State University NC$26,848$41,002$19,793
Massachusetts College of Art and Design MA$30,360$40,999$24,875
Minnesota State University Moorhead MN$37,259$40,960$26,860
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design WI$24,612$40,952$27,375
Barnard College NY$40,947——
California State University-Los Angeles CA$29,031$40,783$12,500
University of California-Riverside CA$26,177$40,774$16,500
Portland State University OR$30,133$40,731$19,122
Radford University VA$33,886$40,679$25,838
Florida International University FL$28,930$40,653$14,881
Agnes Scott College GA—$40,587—
Rhode Island School of Design RI$24,782$40,568$27,000
Athens State University AL$33,312$40,502—
University of California-Davis CA$28,396$40,453$12,250
Missouri Southern State University MO$38,393$40,402—
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$32,326$40,386$19,934
Southeastern Louisiana University LA$32,179$40,307$20,334
University of Northern Iowa IA$22,977$40,288$19,145
Central Washington University WA$35,446$40,251$18,925
Kean University NJ$33,514$40,213$19,500
Lander University SC$32,638$40,202$26,500
Central Michigan University MI$29,214$40,181—
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$28,838$40,156$15,117
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton PA$30,936$40,036$26,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$30,936$40,036$26,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto PA$30,936$40,036$26,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$30,936$40,036$26,000
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$30,936$40,036$26,000
Kansas State University KS$35,636$39,991$26,402
Lee University TN$31,854$39,988—
Fashion Institute of Technology NY$27,780$39,930$16,750
Eastern Illinois University IL$32,430$39,923$17,864
California State University-Fresno CA$23,160$39,878$10,912
Western Colorado University CO$33,893$39,865—
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$39,740——
Mount St. Mary's University MD—$39,651—
Nicholls State University LA$33,402$39,637$25,876
Sam Houston State University TX$42,085$39,565$27,451
University of North Alabama AL$34,287$39,550—
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$34,626$39,517$20,000
Central Connecticut State University CT—$39,387—
University of Florida FL$27,922$39,332$10,932
Grand Valley State University MI$32,226$39,307$26,697
Fort Hays State University KS$36,307$39,280$20,287
Wayne State University MI$27,828$39,271$23,962
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$31,198$39,194$21,500
Ferris State University MI$23,760$39,165—
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA$36,112$39,127$26,000
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$25,399$39,106$16,355
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$25,578$39,055$23,500
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$25,578$39,055$23,500
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$25,578$39,055$23,500
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$25,578$39,055$23,500
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$25,578$39,055$23,500
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$25,578$39,055$23,500
Fort Lewis College CO$39,045—$19,503
University of California-Irvine CA$27,801$39,010$12,500
Otis College of Art and Design CA$20,425$38,997$25,000
Alfred University NY$27,914$38,877$26,123
Clark University MA—$38,844$27,000
University of South Florida FL$29,217$38,820$17,924
Indiana University-South Bend IN$29,973$38,663—
University of Southern Indiana IN$28,084$38,619$19,033
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY$27,850$38,407$12,997
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$31,875$38,390$17,842
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) MA$41,191$38,389—
College of Charleston SC$31,372$38,378$22,275
Wheaton College IL—$38,363$27,000
University of Kansas KS$33,953$38,355$20,500

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