Bachelor's-8% vs national median528 grads tracked
Fine and Studio Arts at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Ranked 186th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,565
middle 50%: $23,728 – $40,528
Median · 5 years out
$43,858
middle 50%: $32,710 – $55,993
Median · 10 years out
$53,377
middle 50%: $35,709 – $69,890
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Fine and Studio Arts alumni at Purdue University Fort Wayne see a median first-year salary of $32k. This figure grows to $44k after five years and $53k after ten years.
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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,543 total interest
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$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$44,087 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$44,022 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$43,987 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$43,858 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$43,855 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$43,683 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$43,631 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$43,626 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$43,539 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$43,411 · 5 yrs out
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