Bachelor's+1% vs national median3,389 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Georgia State University
Ranked 114th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,991
middle 50%: $23,725 – $45,124
Median · 5 years out
$49,031
middle 50%: $34,062 – $65,869
Median · 10 years out
$61,939
middle 50%: $43,188 – $86,146
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
Georgia State Visual and Performing Arts graduates start with a $33k median salary. Five-year earnings are $49k and year-ten medians are $62k.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,357 total interest
Same major at other universities
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$49,476 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
$49,299 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,284 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$49,155 · 5 yrs out
University of Bridgeport
$49,131 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$49,079 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$49,024 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$48,950 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$48,809 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$48,770 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$48,732 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Georgia State University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$163,341 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$132,649 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$124,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$122,445 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$118,617 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$114,842 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$111,975 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$111,975 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$100,766 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Doctorate)
$100,451 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$99,929 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,737 · 5 yrs out