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Bachelor's-10% vs national median169 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Berry College

Ranked 243rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,377
middle 50%: $21,875 – $37,374
Median · 5 years out
$44,043
middle 50%: $28,276 – $53,767
Median · 10 years out
$55,464
middle 50%: $41,695 – $70,584

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 Berry College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $29,377 one year after graduating, rising to $55,464 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 243rd 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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,818 total interest

Same major at other universities

Montana State University Bozeman
$44,358 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$44,276 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$44,229 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$44,102 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$44,081 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$44,039 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$44,024 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$44,022 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$43,974 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$43,934 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$43,868 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Berry College

Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$76,487 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$75,752 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$68,828 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$68,450 · 5 yrs out
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$66,162 · 5 yrs out

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