Bachelor's+2% vs national median3,332 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Ohio State University (The)
Ranked 105th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,390
middle 50%: $24,265 – $46,499
Median · 5 years out
$49,570
middle 50%: $35,083 – $67,832
Median · 10 years out
$62,945
middle 50%: $43,945 – $88,978
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
Ohio State Visual and Performing Arts graduates earn $33k initially. Median pay reaches $63k after ten years.
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,216 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Kent State University
$49,603 · 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
Colorado State University
$49,155 · 5 yrs out
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