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Master's+5% vs national median329 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at SUNY College at Purchase

Ranked 54th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,333
middle 50%: $24,541 – $55,228
Median · 5 years out
$58,734
middle 50%: $36,091 – $86,622
Median · 10 years out
$68,321
middle 50%: $38,829 – $94,389

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 College at Purchase's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $37,333 one year after graduating, rising to $68,321 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 54th 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.

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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,701 total interest

Same major at other universities

Shenandoah University
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$59,162 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$59,140 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$58,810 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$58,645 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$58,547 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$58,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$58,411 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY College at Purchase

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,270 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,968 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out

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