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
Visual and Performing Arts master's graduates earn a median of $43k in year one. Earnings reach $59k at year five and $70k at year ten.
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
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
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$106,654 · 5 yrs out
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$101,982 · 5 yrs out
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$98,849 · 5 yrs out
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$98,446 · 5 yrs out
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$96,689 · 5 yrs out
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$91,355 · 5 yrs out
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$86,622 · 5 yrs out
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$86,367 · 5 yrs out
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$85,137 · 5 yrs out