Bachelor's-4% vs national median1,240 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Ranked 166th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,308
middle 50%: $23,911 – $39,371
Median · 5 years out
$46,699
middle 50%: $35,360 – $61,464
Median · 10 years out
$57,045
middle 50%: $42,311 – $74,719
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 from this institution see a first-year median salary of $31k. By year ten, earnings reach $57k.
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
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,033 total interest
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