Bachelor's-8% vs national median530 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at State University of New York at Albany
Ranked 221st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,670
middle 50%: $20,729 – $38,236
Median · 5 years out
$44,806
middle 50%: $31,660 – $61,869
Median · 10 years out
$58,084
middle 50%: $40,680 – $82,442
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
SUNY Albany visual arts graduates earn a median $29k in their first year. Median earnings for this bachelor's degree reach $58k 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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,730 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$45,129 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$45,115 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$45,101 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$44,915 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$44,745 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$44,688 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$44,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$44,611 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
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$151,191 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$123,601 · 5 yrs out
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$118,430 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$113,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$103,697 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$103,319 · 5 yrs out
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$102,295 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$98,892 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Doctorate)
$95,797 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, Other (Bachelor's)
$95,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$94,330 · 5 yrs out