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Bachelor's+10% vs national median1,106 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at CUNY Queens College

Ranked 58th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,842
middle 50%: $23,478 – $48,149
Median · 5 years out
$53,426
middle 50%: $36,404 – $74,144
Median · 10 years out
$68,045
middle 50%: $44,539 – $98,429

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 Queens College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $33,842 one year after graduating, rising to $68,045 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 58th 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8 yrs
≈ $9,643 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texas Southmost College
$53,664 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$53,601 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$53,583 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$53,536 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$53,500 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$53,431 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$53,094 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at CUNY Queens College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$106,654 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,689 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$91,851 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out

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