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Bachelor's+7% vs national median117 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts, General at SUNY Cortland

Ranked 8th of 44 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,287
middle 50%: $23,172 – $42,624
Median · 5 years out
$52,731
middle 50%: $40,093 – $66,937
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $57,957 – $99,192

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of SUNY Cortland's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $31,287 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $49,164 for this field, ranking 8th of 44 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,082 total interest

Same major at other universities

George Mason University
$59,051 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$53,006 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$52,886 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$52,452 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$51,360 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,164 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$48,943 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Cortland

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$69,527 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$67,536 · 5 yrs out
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,110 · 5 yrs out
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,697 · 5 yrs out
Criminology (Bachelor's)
$65,514 · 5 yrs out

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