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Master's-7% vs national median82 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Binghamton University

Ranked 122nd of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $27,814 – $64,402
Median · 5 years out
$51,694
middle 50%: $32,393 – $72,741
Median · 10 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $48,943 – $82,142

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

Graduates of Binghamton University's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $43,047 one year after graduating, rising to $63,874 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 122nd of 142 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,702 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Staten Island/CUNY
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$52,422 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$52,107 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$51,875 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Binghamton University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$217,388 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$142,527 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,359 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$126,923 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$117,576 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$111,579 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$109,443 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$106,400 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,485 · 5 yrs out

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