Bachelor's+38% vs national median522 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Quinnipiac University
Ranked 3rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $27,796 – $53,569
Median · 5 years out
$67,332
middle 50%: $48,533 – $87,214
Median · 10 years out
$86,622
middle 50%: $60,342 – $123,601
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 alumni at Quinnipiac University earn a median of $40k initially. Ten-year median salaries reach $87k.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,705 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
Bluefield College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$63,522 · 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
Clemson University
$58,937 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$58,899 · 5 yrs out
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