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Bachelor's+20% vs national median103 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts, General at University of Missouri - Columbia

Ranked 1st of 44 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,304
middle 50%: $24,086 – $42,110
Median · 5 years out
$59,105
middle 50%: $39,884 – $75,158
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Missouri - Columbia's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $30,304 one year after graduating, rising to $59,105 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $49,164 for this field, ranking 1st of 44 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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,577 total interest

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