Bachelor's-4% vs national median184 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Louisiana at Monroe
Ranked 162nd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,184
middle 50%: $23,533 – $41,572
Median · 5 years out
$46,982
middle 50%: $33,932 – $60,590
Median · 10 years out
$53,833
middle 50%: $38,861 – $75,771
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 alumni from the University of Louisiana at Monroe earn a median of $30,184 in their first year. Salaries rise to $46,982 by year five and $53,833 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,250 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Lynchburg
$47,195 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$47,181 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$47,059 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$47,013 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$47,011 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
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
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