Bachelor's-7% vs national median1,508 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Ranked 204th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,733
middle 50%: $24,875 – $44,609
Median · 5 years out
$45,543
middle 50%: $33,053 – $61,265
Median · 10 years out
$55,442
middle 50%: $39,667 – $74,170
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 majors earn a median of $34k in their first year. Ten-year earnings average $55k.
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
≈ $10,861 total interest
Same major at other universities
Liberty University
$45,805 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Francis
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$45,720 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$45,696 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$45,457 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$45,451 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$45,252 · 5 yrs out
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$175,270 · 5 yrs out
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