Bachelor's-14% vs national median1,056 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Central Missouri
Ranked 295th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,669
middle 50%: $23,081 – $39,874
Median · 5 years out
$41,918
middle 50%: $30,636 – $53,510
Median · 10 years out
$53,022
middle 50%: $38,113 – $72,030
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 see a median starting salary of $31k. Five-year earnings reach $42k, while ten-year medians hit $53k.
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
9.9 yrs
≈ $12,051 total interest
Same major at other universities
Missouri Southern State University
$42,073 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$42,058 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$42,057 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$42,029 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$41,948 · 5 yrs out
Limestone University
$41,920 · 5 yrs out
Coker University
$41,902 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$41,856 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Intermont College
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$41,768 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$41,756 · 5 yrs out
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