Master's-7% vs national median281 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at DePaul University
Ranked 119th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,553
middle 50%: $23,181 – $55,161
Median · 5 years out
$51,875
middle 50%: $34,002 – $72,273
Median · 10 years out
$65,723
middle 50%: $37,592 – $92,552
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Visual and Performing Arts master's graduates start at $36k. Median earnings reach $66k after ten years.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,613 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Missouri - Columbia
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$52,422 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$52,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$51,062 · 5 yrs out
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$147,757 · 5 yrs out
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Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$119,260 · 5 yrs out
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$115,056 · 5 yrs out
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$111,082 · 5 yrs out
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$105,660 · 5 yrs out
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$100,747 · 5 yrs out
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$98,926 · 5 yrs out
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