Bachelor's+5% vs national median908 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Southern Connecticut State University
Ranked 83rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,544
middle 50%: $24,455 – $44,864
Median · 5 years out
$51,344
middle 50%: $35,144 – $66,261
Median · 10 years out
$60,708
middle 50%: $44,007 – $82,388
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 arts bachelor's graduates earn a median of $34k in their first year. Ten-year median salaries reach $61k.
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
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,007 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of the District of Columbia
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$51,924 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$51,918 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$51,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$51,346 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$51,260 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$51,181 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$51,121 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$51,086 · 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
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
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
Social Sciences (Master's)
$82,210 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$80,351 · 5 yrs out