Bachelor's+10% vs national median1,506 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Oregon State University
Ranked 57th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,531
middle 50%: $25,260 – $47,276
Median · 5 years out
$53,431
middle 50%: $37,970 – $68,393
Median · 10 years out
$64,592
middle 50%: $45,704 – $86,279
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
Oregon State University Visual and Performing Arts graduates earn $36k in their first year. Ten-year median salaries reach $65k.
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 yrs
≈ $9,459 total interest
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Hampton University
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$53,664 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$53,601 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$53,583 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$53,536 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$53,500 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$53,426 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$53,094 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$52,945 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$52,858 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
$52,806 · 5 yrs out
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$176,356 · 5 yrs out
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$139,445 · 5 yrs out
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$110,634 · 5 yrs out
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