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Master's+24% vs national median58 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 13th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,129
middle 50%: $40,729 – $56,272
Median · 5 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $54,051 – $84,962
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 SUNY Buffalo State University's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $50,129 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 24% above the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 13th 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6 yrs
≈ $6,756 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Dallas
$77,387 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$69,418 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$69,335 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$67,829 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$65,805 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$64,845 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$64,812 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$64,798 · 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
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out

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