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Bachelor's-7% vs national median116 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Concordia University

Ranked 217th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$25,669
middle 50%: $18,448 – $39,655
Median · 5 years out
$45,101
middle 50%: $32,557 – $59,253
Median · 10 years out
$53,578
middle 50%: $34,473 – $78,738

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 Concordia University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $25,669 one year after graduating, rising to $53,578 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 217th 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
9.9 yrs
≈ $12,348 total interest

Same major at other universities

Albertus Magnus College
$45,244 · 5 yrs out
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
Georgia College & State University
$45,075 · 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

Other majors at Concordia University

Education (Doctorate)
$141,240 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$90,720 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$85,109 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)
$73,614 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$71,682 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$69,779 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out

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