Bachelor's-2% vs national median388 grads tracked
Fine and Studio Arts at State University of New York at New Paltz
Ranked 132nd of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,639
middle 50%: $22,236 – $39,637
Median · 5 years out
$46,497
middle 50%: $31,758 – $61,008
Median · 10 years out
$60,837
middle 50%: $40,992 – $83,907
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Fine and Studio Arts graduates earn a median of $61k after ten years of experience. The initial median salary for this major is $29k.
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
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,395 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$46,627 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$46,565 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$46,555 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$46,542 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$46,509 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$46,318 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$46,181 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$46,181 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$46,149 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$46,078 · 5 yrs out
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