Master's-14% vs national median499 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Colorado Boulder
Ranked 135th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,897
middle 50%: $23,835 – $47,240
Median · 5 years out
$48,276
middle 50%: $31,982 – $66,955
Median · 10 years out
$61,630
middle 50%: $39,467 – $82,614
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Visual and Performing Arts master's graduates earn $62k by year ten. The first-year median salary is $33k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,475 total interest
Same major at other universities
Radford University
$50,725 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$50,390 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$49,308 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$49,233 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$46,186 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
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$179,121 · 5 yrs out
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$162,413 · 5 yrs out
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$134,060 · 5 yrs out
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$121,503 · 5 yrs out
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$121,397 · 5 yrs out
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$115,546 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,642 · 5 yrs out
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$111,066 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$104,453 · 5 yrs out
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$104,453 · 5 yrs out