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Bachelor's-7% vs national median399 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Georgia College & State University

Ranked 218th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,974
middle 50%: $20,939 – $40,394
Median · 5 years out
$45,075
middle 50%: $31,537 – $56,530
Median · 10 years out
$51,753
middle 50%: $35,474 – $65,986

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 Georgia College & State University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $27,974 one year after graduating, rising to $51,753 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 218th 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,011 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Alabama at Birmingham
$45,222 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Union University
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$45,168 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$45,129 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$45,115 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$45,101 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$44,915 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$44,806 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$44,745 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$44,688 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Georgia College & State University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,007 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,171 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$82,991 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$78,456 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$77,723 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$75,918 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$74,666 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$73,668 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$71,602 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$70,108 · 5 yrs out

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