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Bachelor's+7% vs national median627 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Ranked 79th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,148
middle 50%: $26,982 – $48,254
Median · 5 years out
$51,918
middle 50%: $37,571 – $69,487
Median · 10 years out
$68,550
middle 50%: $45,108 – $89,113

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 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $36,148 one year after graduating, rising to $68,550 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 79th 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8 yrs
≈ $9,502 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Saint Thomas
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$52,133 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$52,022 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$51,924 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$51,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$51,346 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$51,344 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$51,260 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$117,172 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$113,420 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$106,692 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,680 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,482 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,863 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$88,570 · 5 yrs out

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