Bachelor's+7% vs national median1,643 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at City College of New York - CUNY
Ranked 78th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,594
middle 50%: $24,071 – $49,797
Median · 5 years out
$51,924
middle 50%: $32,688 – $74,093
Median · 10 years out
$65,246
middle 50%: $43,341 – $95,849
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
City College of New York graduates in performing arts earn $35k in their first year. Median pay reaches $52k by year five.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,740 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Hunter College
$52,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$52,133 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$52,022 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$51,918 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$51,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$51,346 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$51,344 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$51,260 · 5 yrs out
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