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Master's-8% vs national median345 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Ranked 123rd of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,443
middle 50%: $26,277 – $52,772
Median · 5 years out
$51,537
middle 50%: $33,220 – $66,874
Median · 10 years out
$62,474
middle 50%: $44,286 – $74,897

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

Graduates of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $38,443 one year after graduating, rising to $62,474 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 123rd of 142 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 yrs
≈ $9,308 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$52,422 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$52,107 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$51,875 · 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
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$51,062 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$51,062 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$50,725 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$50,676 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$183,045 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$183,045 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$146,060 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Bachelor's)
$128,910 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$128,254 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,207 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$110,141 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,560 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,955 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$97,921 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$95,779 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,729 · 5 yrs out

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