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Bachelor's-4% vs national median281 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Nicholls State University

Ranked 169th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,298
middle 50%: $22,066 – $40,033
Median · 5 years out
$46,621
middle 50%: $32,925 – $56,635
Median · 10 years out
$47,392
middle 50%: $36,091 – $58,547

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 Nicholls State University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $30,298 one year after graduating, rising to $47,392 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 169th 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
≈ $11,486 total interest

Same major at other universities

Elmhurst University
$46,978 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$46,958 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$46,826 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$46,699 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$46,679 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$46,598 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$46,378 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$46,369 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$46,335 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Nicholls State University

Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$104,520 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,148 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,148 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,873 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,283 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$88,977 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$75,281 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$75,080 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$75,080 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out

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