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Bachelor's-22% vs national median305 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Indiana University - South Bend

Ranked 355th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,637
middle 50%: $23,229 – $37,799
Median · 5 years out
$37,897
middle 50%: $27,104 – $47,878
Median · 10 years out
$47,224
middle 50%: $34,840 – $66,619

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 - South Bend's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $29,637 one year after graduating, rising to $47,224 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 355th 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
11 yrs
≈ $13,361 total interest

Same major at other universities

Claflin University
$38,639 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$38,387 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$37,959 · 5 yrs out
Elizabeth City State University
$37,935 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$37,471 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$37,316 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$37,247 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$37,242 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$37,105 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$37,041 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - South Bend

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$118,879 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,088 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$70,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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