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Bachelor's+2% vs national median3,736 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Kent State University

Ranked 104th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,568
middle 50%: $25,118 – $48,025
Median · 5 years out
$49,603
middle 50%: $35,235 – $66,492
Median · 10 years out
$60,319
middle 50%: $41,743 – $84,577

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

Graduates of Kent State University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $35,568 one year after graduating, rising to $60,319 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 104th of 376 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,944 total interest

Same major at other universities

West Virginia University
$50,140 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$50,036 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$49,725 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$49,645 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$49,621 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$49,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$49,549 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$49,488 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$49,476 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
$49,299 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,284 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Kent State University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$150,471 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,244 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$122,007 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,290 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$92,964 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$92,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$89,527 · 5 yrs out

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