Bachelor's-1% vs national median2,913 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Indiana University - Bloomington
Ranked 129th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,316
middle 50%: $22,444 – $43,275
Median · 5 years out
$48,447
middle 50%: $33,401 – $67,230
Median · 10 years out
$63,361
middle 50%: $44,187 – $91,479
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
Visual and Performing Arts graduates from Indiana University - Bloomington see year-1 median salaries of $31k. By year 10, earnings typically rise to $63k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,655 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY College at Purchase
$48,679 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$48,655 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$48,570 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$48,539 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$48,411 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$48,385 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$48,385 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$48,182 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$48,134 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$48,125 · 5 yrs out
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