Bachelor's+8% vs national median1,806 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Ranked 63rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,466
middle 50%: $25,287 – $47,582
Median · 5 years out
$52,806
middle 50%: $36,817 – $73,280
Median · 10 years out
$62,906
middle 50%: $44,538 – $92,275
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 Massachusetts College of Art and Design earn $34k in their first year. Median pay reaches $53k at five years and $63k at ten years.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,684 total interest
Same major at other universities
Oregon State University
$53,431 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$53,426 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$53,094 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$52,945 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$52,858 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$52,774 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$52,766 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$52,715 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$52,650 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Architecture and Related Services (Master's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Certificate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$64,666 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Design (Bachelor's)
$64,666 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,375 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's)
$51,078 · 5 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's)
$47,138 · 5 yrs out