Bachelor's+16% vs national median746 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Connecticut
Ranked 26th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,739
middle 50%: $23,464 – $47,333
Median · 5 years out
$56,598
middle 50%: $38,015 – $72,061
Median · 10 years out
$71,173
middle 50%: $52,765 – $99,377
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
University of Connecticut visual arts graduates begin with $33k in median annual pay. By year five, earnings reach $57k, and $71k by year ten.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,425 total interest
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University of Houston - Clear Lake
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University of Michigan
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$55,935 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$55,901 · 5 yrs out
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$55,893 · 5 yrs out
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