Bachelor's-16% vs national median1,033 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 317th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,325
middle 50%: $21,341 – $40,328
Median · 5 years out
$40,993
middle 50%: $28,585 – $57,358
Median · 10 years out
$53,143
middle 50%: $34,566 – $73,303
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
Bachelor's degree graduates in performing arts earn $29k in year one. Median salaries reach $53k 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
10.2 yrs
≈ $12,463 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$41,349 · 5 yrs out
Newberry College
$41,326 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$41,174 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$41,126 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$41,048 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont University
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$40,745 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$40,559 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$40,445 · 5 yrs out
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$91,050 · 5 yrs out
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$89,177 · 5 yrs out
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$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$72,134 · 5 yrs out
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$71,863 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
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$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out