Master's+15% vs national median457 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at CUNY Graduate School & University Center
Ranked 20th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,689
middle 50%: $25,332 – $60,864
Median · 5 years out
$64,452
middle 50%: $41,063 – $86,367
Median · 10 years out
$83,054
middle 50%: $60,144 – $104,614
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
Visual and Performing Arts master's graduates start with a $38k median salary. Earnings grow to $83k by the tenth year.
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
≈ $8,160 total interest
Same major at other universities
George Mason University
$67,829 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$65,805 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$64,845 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$64,812 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
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
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