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Master's · Visual and Performing Arts

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

69 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$39,982
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$48,472
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$47,964
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 59 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $43,436 and $53,802. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Lesley University MA$57,111$73,492—
Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY NY—$70,347—
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ—$66,086—
California State University-Fullerton CA$39,035$65,759—
Azusa Pacific University CA$47,273$64,552—
Bard College NY$53,856$63,491—
New York University NY$51,662$61,359$82,862
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE$57,228$59,873—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$37,787$58,535—
Eastern Illinois University IL$55,988$58,301$15,527
California College of the Arts CA—$57,717$51,528
American University DC$37,814$55,550$41,000
Tufts University MA$30,068$54,491$44,678
Pratt Institute-Main NY—$54,345$128,944
University of North Texas TX—$53,802—
CUNY City College NY$53,469——
Northern Illinois University IL—$53,301—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$39,175$53,265—
Southern New Hampshire University NH—$53,264—
University of Houston TX—$53,255—
Syracuse University NY$38,650$52,797—
University of Delaware DE—$52,059—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC—$51,978—
Maryland Institute College of Art MD$42,741$51,820$84,068
University at Albany NY—$51,514—
The New School NY$43,995$51,394$41,000
University of Iowa IA—$51,368—
Lindenwood University MO$51,081—$33,662
University of Hartford CT—$50,963—
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$30,740$49,077$36,580
Maine College of Art & Design ME—$49,053$76,120
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$36,064$48,472—
CUNY Hunter College NY$44,809$48,258$34,929
Rhode Island School of Design RI$42,820$48,215$41,000
University of Oregon OR—$47,580—
School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL$39,327$47,355$73,391
Academy of Art University CA$40,844$46,730$70,962
School of Visual Arts NY$53,272$46,609$51,250
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA—$46,477—
Norwich University VT$44,913$46,153—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH—$45,956—
Temple University PA$37,317$45,465—
Florida State University FL$38,496$44,914—
University of California-Davis CA$45,609$44,735—
Yale University CT$34,261$44,265$33,500
Pennsylvania Western University PA$44,135——
University of South Florida FL$32,857$43,971—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$33,984$43,436—
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$35,750$43,361$32,722
Massachusetts College of Art and Design MA$42,752——
University of Kansas KS—$42,421—
Cranbrook Academy of Art MI$21,918$42,189$55,626
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts PA$32,135$41,621$41,000
George Washington University DC$41,414——
University of California-Los Angeles CA$41,010——
University of Florida FL$40,638—$32,568
University of Georgia GA—$40,471—
University of Colorado Boulder CO—$40,376—
Savannah College of Art and Design GA$44,224$40,129$57,850
Georgia State University GA—$39,752—
California State University-Long Beach CA—$38,452—
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$36,324$38,052—
University at Buffalo NY—$37,918—
Boston University MA$37,786—$55,808
New York Academy of Art NY$29,380$37,417$76,000
Art Center College of Design CA—$30,188—
Kent State University at Kent OH$27,416——
State University of New York at New Paltz NY$25,795——
California Institute of the Arts CA—$24,720—