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Bachelor's-30% vs national median54 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at University of South Carolina Beaufort

Ranked 373rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,146
middle 50%: $22,221 – $36,903
Median · 5 years out
$34,107
middle 50%: $27,484 – $52,636
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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 University of South Carolina Beaufort's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $27,146 one year after graduating, rising to $34,107 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 30% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 373rd 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.

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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
14.3 yrs
≈ $16,671 total interest

Same major at other universities

Southern Virginia University
$35,899 · 5 yrs out
Grace College and Theological Seminary
$35,274 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$35,233 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Aurora University
$34,307 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$34,162 · 5 yrs out
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
$33,505 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Young Harris College
$31,537 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of South Carolina Beaufort

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Computational Science (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$76,507 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$55,344 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$51,828 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$51,828 · 5 yrs out

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