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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

Graduates of Purdue University Fort Wayne's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $31,522 one year after graduating, rising to $51,841 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 261st 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
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

Other majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,241 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$121,240 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,938 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,834 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$93,945 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,389 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,056 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,911 · 5 yrs out

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