Bachelor's-11% vs national median803 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Ranked 261st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,522
middle 50%: $23,534 – $40,783
Median · 5 years out
$43,420
middle 50%: $31,926 – $54,580
Median · 10 years out
$51,841
middle 50%: $36,522 – $66,834
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 earn a median of $32k in their first year. Salaries reach $52k by year ten.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,676 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Indiana University - Northwest
$43,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$43,518 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$43,425 · 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
University of Maine - Farmington
$43,304 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$43,240 · 5 yrs out
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