Bachelor's-19% vs national median304 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at North Carolina Central University
Ranked 341st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,304
middle 50%: $20,948 – $39,731
Median · 5 years out
$39,470
middle 50%: $28,926 – $48,675
Median · 10 years out
$52,860
middle 50%: $39,690 – $66,726
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
North Carolina Central University graduates in Visual and Performing Arts start with a $28k median salary. Median earnings hit $53k 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
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,968 total interest
Same major at other universities
Emory & Henry College
$40,037 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$39,857 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$39,731 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$39,713 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$39,618 · 5 yrs out
Fort Valley State University
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$39,310 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$39,272 · 5 yrs out
Earlham College
$39,196 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Aiken
$39,196 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$38,852 · 5 yrs out
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$70,527 · 5 yrs out
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$69,087 · 5 yrs out