Bachelor's-6% vs national median1,894 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at College of Charleston
Ranked 203rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,409
middle 50%: $22,504 – $40,261
Median · 5 years out
$45,696
middle 50%: $32,818 – $62,947
Median · 10 years out
$58,045
middle 50%: $41,943 – $82,369
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
Visual and Performing Arts majors at the College of Charleston earn a $30k median salary upon graduation. Earnings reach $46k at five years and $58k at 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,304 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Northern Iowa
$45,821 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$45,805 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Francis
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$45,720 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$45,543 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$45,457 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$45,451 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
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$121,352 · 5 yrs out
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$99,015 · 5 yrs out
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$95,876 · 5 yrs out
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$89,880 · 5 yrs out
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$89,476 · 5 yrs out
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$77,926 · 5 yrs out
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$76,854 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$75,391 · 5 yrs out
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$73,075 · 5 yrs out
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$71,457 · 5 yrs out