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Bachelor's-14% vs national median736 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Ranked 292nd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,334
middle 50%: $22,078 – $38,649
Median · 5 years out
$42,029
middle 50%: $29,693 – $55,211
Median · 10 years out
$53,696
middle 50%: $38,861 – $73,331

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

The median first-year salary for Visual and Performing Arts majors is $29k. Salaries increase to $42k after five years and $54k after ten years.

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
10 yrs
≈ $12,245 total interest

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