Bachelor's-14% vs national median371 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Western Colorado University
Ranked 302nd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,687
middle 50%: $21,105 – $38,715
Median · 5 years out
$41,695
middle 50%: $29,615 – $56,357
Median · 10 years out
$52,636
middle 50%: $37,261 – $77,790
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 earn a median $29k in year one. Five-year pay reaches $42k.
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
10.2 yrs
≈ $12,469 total interest
Same major at other universities
Coker University
$41,902 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$41,856 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Intermont College
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$41,768 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$41,756 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Ferrum College
$41,591 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$41,469 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Western Colorado University
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$62,595 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,618 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$58,808 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$56,833 · 5 yrs out