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Master's+12% vs national median375 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at City College of New York - CUNY

Ranked 27th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,024
middle 50%: $28,103 – $65,788
Median · 5 years out
$62,590
middle 50%: $38,416 – $91,050
Median · 10 years out
$72,204
middle 50%: $42,631 – $102,156

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 City College of New York - CUNY's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $44,024 one year after graduating, rising to $72,204 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 27th 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,681 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Utah
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$63,985 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$63,769 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$63,411 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$61,630 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at City College of New York - CUNY

Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$143,967 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$141,882 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$127,147 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,625 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$104,205 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,205 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$102,787 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,353 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,601 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,687 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,052 · 5 yrs out

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