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Bachelor's-13% vs national median556 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Fort Lewis College

Ranked 281st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,829
middle 50%: $22,320 – $40,159
Median · 5 years out
$42,398
middle 50%: $31,070 – $54,487
Median · 10 years out
$51,871
middle 50%: $37,216 – $62,254

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

Graduates of Fort Lewis College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $28,829 one year after graduating, rising to $51,871 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 281st of 376 reporting programs.

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.

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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
10.1 yrs
≈ $12,342 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cleveland State University
$42,790 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$42,776 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$42,677 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$42,461 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$42,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$42,273 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$42,248 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$42,181 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$42,146 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Fort Lewis College

Physics (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,989 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$72,989 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$67,918 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$61,986 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$60,304 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$60,196 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,096 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$59,517 · 5 yrs out

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