Master's+57% vs national median441 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 4th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$79,531
middle 50%: $64,831 – $97,878
Median · 5 years out
$87,528
middle 50%: $71,966 – $104,647
Median · 10 years out
$96,679
middle 50%: $79,157 – $115,470
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
Southern Oregon University's master's in Visual and Performing Arts yields a $80k median starting salary. This figure increases to $97k 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
4.2 yrs
≈ $4,386 total interest
Same major at other universities
Georgia Institute of Technology
$113,931 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$88,921 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$80,018 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$77,387 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$69,418 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$69,335 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$67,829 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Oregon University
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$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$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
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$62,662 · 5 yrs out