Master's-9% vs national median272 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ranked 129th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,100
middle 50%: $26,029 – $56,282
Median · 5 years out
$50,676
middle 50%: $34,777 – $67,242
Median · 10 years out
$66,184
middle 50%: $48,624 – $80,679
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Visual and Performing Arts master's graduates at UNC-Chapel Hill earn $39,100 in their first year. Median salaries reach $50,676 at five years and $66,184 at 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,279 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$51,062 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$51,062 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$50,725 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$50,390 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$49,308 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$49,233 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
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