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Master's-9% vs national median400 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Ranked 126th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,967
middle 50%: $26,587 – $50,640
Median · 5 years out
$51,062
middle 50%: $34,107 – $62,926
Median · 10 years out
$64,718
middle 50%: $49,953 – $81,491

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Visual and Performing Arts master's graduates earn $39k in their first year. Five-year median pay reaches $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
8 yrs
≈ $9,269 total interest

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