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Bachelor's-14% vs national median104 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Coker University

Ranked 296th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$23,133
middle 50%: $17,638 – $31,905
Median · 5 years out
$41,902
middle 50%: $29,599 – $50,799
Median · 10 years out
$53,279
middle 50%: $42,888 – $65,534

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

Graduates of Coker University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $23,133 one year after graduating, rising to $53,279 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 296th of 376 reporting programs.

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
10.6 yrs
≈ $13,455 total interest

Same major at other universities

Valdosta State University
$42,058 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$42,057 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$42,029 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$41,948 · 5 yrs out
Limestone University
$41,920 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$41,918 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$41,856 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Intermont College
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$41,768 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$41,756 · 5 yrs out
Western Colorado University
$41,695 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Coker University

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$53,976 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$52,850 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$49,613 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$47,629 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)
$47,466 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Bachelor's)
$45,751 · 5 yrs out

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