Bachelor's+7% vs national median638 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Loyola University Chicago
Ranked 75th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,582
middle 50%: $23,230 – $43,656
Median · 5 years out
$52,133
middle 50%: $37,564 – $68,900
Median · 10 years out
$62,994
middle 50%: $45,353 – $91,003
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
Loyola University Chicago alumni in Visual and Performing Arts earn $32,582 in their first year. Median earnings climb to $62,994 after a decade.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,014 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY York College
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$52,364 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$52,333 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$52,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$52,022 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$51,924 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$51,918 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$51,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
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$153,228 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$153,228 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$134,175 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$131,137 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Master's)
$123,974 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,032 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$117,867 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$116,612 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$116,612 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$115,337 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$110,564 · 5 yrs out