Bachelor's-10% vs national median216 grads tracked
Fine and Studio Arts at Nicholls State University
Ranked 200th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,263
middle 50%: $22,295 – $37,430
Median · 5 years out
$42,800
middle 50%: $29,862 – $52,584
Median · 10 years out
$49,920
middle 50%: $39,092 – $63,214
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
Nicholls State University alumni in Fine and Studio Arts see a median starting salary of $29k. Ten-year earnings average $50k.
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
10.2 yrs
≈ $12,269 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Tyler
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$42,980 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$42,912 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$42,822 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$42,800 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$42,776 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$42,570 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$42,495 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$42,467 · 5 yrs out
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$94,148 · 5 yrs out
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$89,283 · 5 yrs out
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$75,281 · 5 yrs out
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$75,080 · 5 yrs out
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