Bachelor's-12% vs national median530 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Western Oregon University
Ranked 271st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,329
middle 50%: $22,843 – $39,655
Median · 5 years out
$43,090
middle 50%: $31,117 – $56,755
Median · 10 years out
$49,013
middle 50%: $35,197 – $73,157
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
Western Oregon University's Visual and Performing Arts bachelor's degree holders earn $30k in their first year. Median earnings reach $43k at year five and $49k at year ten.
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
10.1 yrs
≈ $12,057 total interest
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$43,304 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$43,240 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$43,181 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$43,147 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$43,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$42,972 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$42,790 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$42,776 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$42,677 · 5 yrs out
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