Bachelor's0% vs national median3,728 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 123rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,208
middle 50%: $23,119 – $45,285
Median · 5 years out
$48,679
middle 50%: $33,143 – $68,353
Median · 10 years out
$63,923
middle 50%: $39,995 – $93,107
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 College at Purchase Visual and Performing Arts alumni earn $32,208 in their first year. Median salaries reach $63,923 by year 10.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,484 total interest
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$48,809 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$48,770 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$48,732 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$48,719 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$48,710 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$48,655 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$48,570 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$48,539 · 5 yrs out
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$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$48,447 · 5 yrs out
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