Bachelor's-19% vs national median140 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Grambling State University
Ranked 339th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,622
middle 50%: $20,667 – $34,637
Median · 5 years out
$39,618
middle 50%: $28,103 – $52,558
Median · 10 years out
$60,272
middle 50%: $45,751 – $79,247
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 at Grambling State University see median first-year salaries of $28k. Ten-year median earnings reach $60k.
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
10 yrs
≈ $12,737 total interest
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$40,093 · 5 yrs out
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$39,857 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$39,731 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
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Fort Valley State University
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$39,470 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$39,310 · 5 yrs out
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$39,272 · 5 yrs out
Earlham College
$39,196 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$39,196 · 5 yrs out
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