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Bachelor's-20% vs national median35 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Earlham College

Ranked 344th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$23,482
middle 50%: $18,132 – $28,536
Median · 5 years out
$39,196
middle 50%: $32,088 – $51,929
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Earlham College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $23,482 one year after graduating, rising to $39,196 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 344th 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
12.6 yrs
≈ $15,176 total interest

Same major at other universities

Converse University
$39,713 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$39,618 · 5 yrs out
Fort Valley State University
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$39,470 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$39,310 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$39,272 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$39,196 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$38,852 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$38,702 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$38,639 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$38,509 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Earlham College

Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Bachelor's)
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Psychology, General (Bachelor's)
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$48,030 · 1 yr out
Theology and Religious Vocations (Master's)
$38,967 · 1 yr out

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