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Bachelor's-15% vs national median126 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Monmouth College

Ranked 314th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,437
middle 50%: $21,891 – $44,737
Median · 5 years out
$41,174
middle 50%: $29,214 – $50,425
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $38,814 – $66,665

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 Monmouth College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $30,437 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 314th 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,083 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$41,469 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$41,443 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$41,373 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$41,349 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$41,326 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$41,126 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$41,048 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$40,993 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont University
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$40,883 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Monmouth College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,712 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,712 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$72,896 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$70,679 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,494 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,318 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$63,496 · 5 yrs out
Biopsychology (Bachelor's)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out

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