Bachelor's-3% vs national median358 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Bemidji State University
Ranked 153rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,841
middle 50%: $26,901 – $50,262
Median · 5 years out
$47,329
middle 50%: $35,926 – $57,548
Median · 10 years out
$58,476
middle 50%: $44,669 – $74,586
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 start at $37k. After ten years, median earnings reach $58k.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,080 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Minnesota Duluth
$47,601 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$47,530 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$47,500 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$47,468 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$47,430 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$47,374 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$47,292 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$47,253 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$47,195 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$47,181 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$47,059 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$47,013 · 5 yrs out
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$92,673 · 5 yrs out
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$92,614 · 5 yrs out
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$92,521 · 5 yrs out
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$87,739 · 5 yrs out
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$84,770 · 5 yrs out
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$84,529 · 5 yrs out
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$80,205 · 5 yrs out
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$79,927 · 5 yrs out
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$76,129 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,912 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
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$70,012 · 5 yrs out