Bachelor's-15% vs national median191 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Bethel University
Ranked 311th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,686
middle 50%: $24,239 – $43,197
Median · 5 years out
$41,357
middle 50%: $28,170 – $52,636
Median · 10 years out
$66,619
middle 50%: $49,582 – $96,791
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 bachelor's graduates earn $34k in year one. Salaries grow to $41k by year five and $67k by year ten.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,232 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$41,695 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Ferrum College
$41,591 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$41,469 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$41,443 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$41,373 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$41,349 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$41,326 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$41,174 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$41,126 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$41,048 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$40,993 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Bethel University
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$131,944 · 5 yrs out
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$120,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$101,158 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$101,158 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,110 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$95,481 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,689 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,689 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,075 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,351 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$87,420 · 5 yrs out