Bachelor's-7% vs national median366 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Ranked 206th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,929
middle 50%: $23,116 – $47,329
Median · 5 years out
$45,451
middle 50%: $31,689 – $61,535
Median · 10 years out
$55,355
middle 50%: $39,104 – $78,152
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Visual and Performing Arts graduates from the University of Alabama in Huntsville start at a median of $33k. Median earnings reach $55k by the tenth year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,005 total interest
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$45,720 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$45,696 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$45,543 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$45,457 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
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College of Saint Scholastica
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$45,252 · 5 yrs out
Albertus Magnus College
$45,244 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$45,222 · 5 yrs out
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