Bachelor's-20% vs national median198 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of South Carolina - Aiken
Ranked 345th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,282
middle 50%: $19,389 – $33,809
Median · 5 years out
$39,196
middle 50%: $30,804 – $52,565
Median · 10 years out
$51,040
middle 50%: $38,829 – $70,870
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 graduates at USC-Aiken earn a median $26k in year one. Ten-year median salaries reach $51k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
10.8 yrs
≈ $13,526 total interest
Same major at other universities
Grambling State University
$39,618 · 5 yrs out
Fort Valley State University
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$39,470 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$39,310 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$39,272 · 5 yrs out
Earlham College
$39,196 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$38,852 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$38,702 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$38,639 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
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$77,554 · 5 yrs out
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$66,969 · 5 yrs out
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$61,498 · 5 yrs out
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