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Bachelor's+11% vs national median90 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Saint John's University

Ranked 45th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,019
middle 50%: $23,771 – $48,121
Median · 5 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $37,285 – $62,468
Median · 10 years out
$73,442
middle 50%: $56,595 – $103,346

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 Saint John's University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $36,019 one year after graduating, rising to $73,442 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 45th 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.

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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,257 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$55,255 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$55,078 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$54,750 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$54,547 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$54,467 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$54,118 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$54,039 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$53,944 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$53,906 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$53,696 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint John's University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$100,874 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$91,844 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,460 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$88,538 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,064 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$85,882 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$83,507 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$80,055 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out

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