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Bachelor's+8% vs national median1,274 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 67th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,335
middle 50%: $24,533 – $50,259
Median · 5 years out
$52,650
middle 50%: $35,602 – $73,298
Median · 10 years out
$72,871
middle 50%: $46,175 – $99,793

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

Graduates of CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $34,335 one year after graduating, rising to $72,871 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 67th of 376 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.

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Paid off in
8 yrs
≈ $9,615 total interest

Same major at other universities

Sam Houston State University
$52,945 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$52,858 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
$52,806 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$52,774 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$52,766 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$52,715 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$52,364 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$52,333 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$52,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$52,251 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out

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