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Bachelor's+30% vs national median305 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Connecticut College

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

Median · 1 year out
$40,664
middle 50%: $27,004 – $53,848
Median · 5 years out
$63,522
middle 50%: $44,849 – $83,557
Median · 10 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $52,031 – $129,686

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 Connecticut College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $40,664 one year after graduating, rising to $91,987 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 30% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 5th 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.

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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,903 total interest

Same major at other universities

Georgia Institute of Technology
$77,671 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$67,332 · 5 yrs out
Bluefield College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$63,130 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$62,343 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$61,991 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$61,749 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$59,219 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$58,956 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Connecticut College

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$122,445 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$109,357 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$89,427 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out

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