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Bachelor's+2% vs national median347 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Northeastern Illinois University

Ranked 102nd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,301
middle 50%: $25,987 – $52,363
Median · 5 years out
$49,645
middle 50%: $35,544 – $66,855
Median · 10 years out
$55,241
middle 50%: $39,290 – $73,872

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 Northeastern Illinois University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $36,301 one year after graduating, rising to $55,241 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 102nd 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
8.6 yrs
≈ $9,910 total interest

Same major at other universities

Weber State University
$50,483 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$50,140 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$50,036 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$49,725 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$49,621 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$49,603 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$49,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$49,549 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$49,488 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$49,476 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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