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Master's+5% vs national median331 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at CUNY Queens College

Ranked 57th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,641
middle 50%: $25,841 – $75,348
Median · 5 years out
$58,574
middle 50%: $32,883 – $87,244
Median · 10 years out
$69,946
middle 50%: $39,310 – $101,040

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 Queens College's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $42,641 one year after graduating, rising to $69,946 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 57th 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.

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Paid off in
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,119 total interest

Same major at other universities

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$58,810 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$58,645 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$58,547 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$58,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,411 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$58,227 · 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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