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Master's+11% vs national median193 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Ranked 31st of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,901
middle 50%: $33,372 – $75,444
Median · 5 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $43,722 – $86,191
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Massachusetts College of Art and Design's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $47,901 one year after graduating, rising to $61,827 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 31st of 142 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,376 total interest

Same major at other universities

Purdue University
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$62,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$61,588 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$61,181 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$61,121 · 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
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,375 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$52,806 · 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

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