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Master's-6% vs national median50 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at College of Staten Island/CUNY

Ranked 116th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$62,818
middle 50%: $37,592 – $104,398
Median · 5 years out
$52,435
middle 50%: $29,704 – $64,666
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $45,413 – $108,603

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 College of Staten Island/CUNY's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $62,818 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 116th 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $6,532 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - Bloomington
$52,910 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$52,891 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$52,508 · 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
Binghamton University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Staten Island/CUNY

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$136,647 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$122,595 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$118,379 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$117,714 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$112,261 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$112,261 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,060 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$103,057 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$98,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,992 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$95,768 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,220 · 5 yrs out

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