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Bachelor's-14% vs national median195 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Ranked 293rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,900
middle 50%: $21,624 – $39,196
Median · 5 years out
$41,948
middle 50%: $30,850 – $55,612
Median · 10 years out
$53,814
middle 50%: $40,511 – $67,728

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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $29,900 one year after graduating, rising to $53,814 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 293rd 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.

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Paid off in
10 yrs
≈ $12,153 total interest

Same major at other universities

Fairmont State University
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
Central State University
$42,110 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$42,073 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$42,058 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$42,057 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$42,029 · 5 yrs out
Limestone University
$41,920 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$41,918 · 5 yrs out
Coker University
$41,902 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$41,856 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Intermont College
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$41,844 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,349 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$95,349 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$90,301 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$57,719 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$57,719 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$55,111 · 5 yrs out

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