Bachelor's+16% vs national median3,454 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Michigan
Ranked 27th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,044
middle 50%: $24,862 – $51,950
Median · 5 years out
$56,557
middle 50%: $37,536 – $78,591
Median · 10 years out
$74,245
middle 50%: $49,601 – $112,656
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 graduates at the University of Michigan earn a median of $36k initially. Ten-year median salaries reach $74k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $9,009 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$57,334 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$57,232 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$57,133 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$57,056 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$56,598 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$56,307 · 5 yrs out
Judson University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$55,901 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$55,893 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$55,834 · 5 yrs out
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