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Bachelor's-9% vs national median253 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Wheaton College

Ranked 234th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,533
middle 50%: $21,015 – $38,096
Median · 5 years out
$44,398
middle 50%: $28,055 – $59,654
Median · 10 years out
$59,577
middle 50%: $38,416 – $82,929

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 Wheaton College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $27,533 one year after graduating, rising to $59,577 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 234th 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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,943 total interest

Same major at other universities

Adams State University
$44,483 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$44,474 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$44,463 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$44,458 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$44,447 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$44,358 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$44,276 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$44,229 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Wheaton College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$100,721 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,031 · 5 yrs out
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,031 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, Other (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,458 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$74,959 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,042 · 5 yrs out

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