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Bachelor's-4% vs national median76 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts, General at Bowling Green State University

Ranked 19th of 44 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,199
middle 50%: $20,761 – $37,897
Median · 5 years out
$47,392
middle 50%: $33,372 – $65,759
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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 Bowling Green State University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $28,199 one year after graduating, rising to $47,392 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $49,164 for this field, ranking 19th 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,718 total interest

Same major at other universities

Longwood University
$49,164 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$48,843 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$48,822 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$47,901 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$46,394 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$45,912 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Bowling Green State University

Fire Protection (Bachelor's)
$121,481 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$104,907 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$102,841 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$101,429 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,300 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,107 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$92,587 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$91,518 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's)
$89,990 · 5 yrs out

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