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Bachelor's-11% vs national median96 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Indiana University - Northwest

Ranked 258th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,154
middle 50%: $20,423 – $33,937
Median · 5 years out
$43,539
middle 50%: $30,070 – $55,653
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 Indiana University - Northwest's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $26,154 one year after graduating, rising to $43,539 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 258th 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.

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Paid off in
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,057 total interest

Same major at other universities

Roanoke College
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$43,675 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$43,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$43,518 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$43,425 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$43,420 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$43,399 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$43,314 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - Northwest

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,317 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$78,670 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$76,536 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,240 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$74,497 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,491 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$68,476 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,257 · 5 yrs out

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