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Bachelor's-4% vs national median466 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Elmhurst University

Ranked 163rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,453
middle 50%: $24,748 – $42,225
Median · 5 years out
$46,978
middle 50%: $33,604 – $61,022
Median · 10 years out
$58,889
middle 50%: $39,446 – $77,362

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 Elmhurst University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $33,453 one year after graduating, rising to $58,889 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 163rd 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.

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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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,621 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Illinois University
$47,181 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$47,059 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$47,013 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$47,011 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$46,982 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$46,958 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$46,826 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$46,699 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$46,679 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$46,621 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Elmhurst University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$118,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$113,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$109,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$91,818 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,251 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$88,942 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$85,633 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$82,708 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$79,471 · 5 yrs out

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