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Bachelor's+11% vs national median694 grads tracked

Fine and Studio Arts at Southern Connecticut State University

Ranked 36th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,452
middle 50%: $25,086 – $45,720
Median · 5 years out
$52,544
middle 50%: $36,343 – $67,327
Median · 10 years out
$63,270
middle 50%: $46,837 – $83,158

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Southern Connecticut State University's bachelor's program in Fine and Studio Arts earn a median $34,452 one year after graduating, rising to $63,270 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $47,424 for this field, ranking 36th of 309 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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,711 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Georgia
$53,598 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$52,564 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$52,198 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$52,093 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$51,675 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$51,619 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Connecticut State University

Education (Doctorate)
$129,828 · 5 yrs out
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctorate)
$129,828 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,492 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$97,626 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$94,046 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$92,521 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,289 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$88,289 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$83,343 · 5 yrs out

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