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Master's+64% vs national median102 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at CUNY Lehman College

Ranked 2nd of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$77,524
middle 50%: $40,883 – $96,791
Median · 5 years out
$91,385
middle 50%: $58,734 – $116,421
Median · 10 years out
$112,807
middle 50%: $62,818 – $130,533

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 CUNY Lehman College's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $77,524 one year after graduating, rising to $112,807 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 64% above the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 2nd 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
4.2 yrs
≈ $4,424 total interest

Same major at other universities

Georgia Institute of Technology
$113,931 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$88,921 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$80,018 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$77,387 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$76,393 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Lehman College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$120,368 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,745 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$113,650 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,363 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,262 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,849 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,604 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out

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