Bachelor's-6% vs national median2,462 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Ball State University
Ranked 195th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,516
middle 50%: $23,748 – $43,873
Median · 5 years out
$45,862
middle 50%: $32,820 – $58,901
Median · 10 years out
$56,495
middle 50%: $41,529 – $74,695
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
Ball State University arts graduates earn a median of $33k in their first year. After ten years, median salary reaches $56k.
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
9.2 yrs
≈ $10,981 total interest
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$45,979 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$45,927 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$45,912 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
$45,905 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$45,903 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$45,870 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$45,840 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$45,821 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$45,805 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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