Master's+7% vs national median897 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Ohio State University (The)
Ranked 45th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,398
middle 50%: $27,810 – $66,051
Median · 5 years out
$59,560
middle 50%: $40,195 – $80,572
Median · 10 years out
$72,472
middle 50%: $53,606 – $95,704
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
Master's degree holders in Visual and Performing Arts see first-year median salaries of $44k. Earnings reach $72k after ten years of employment.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,852 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas State University
$60,917 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$60,527 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$60,404 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$59,982 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$59,540 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
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
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$187,241 · 5 yrs out
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$161,330 · 5 yrs out
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$153,518 · 5 yrs out
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$147,582 · 5 yrs out
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$143,232 · 5 yrs out
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$142,871 · 5 yrs out
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$139,336 · 5 yrs out
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$137,127 · 5 yrs out
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$131,379 · 5 yrs out
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$123,938 · 5 yrs out