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Bachelor's-9% vs national median761 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 232nd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,680
middle 50%: $22,661 – $38,801
Median · 5 years out
$44,447
middle 50%: $32,458 – $56,683
Median · 10 years out
$55,078
middle 50%: $38,068 – $71,007

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 SUNY Buffalo State University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $29,680 one year after graduating, rising to $55,078 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 232nd 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.

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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,711 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$44,611 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$44,483 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$44,474 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$44,463 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$44,458 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$44,358 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$44,276 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out

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