Bachelor's-17% vs national median224 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of South Carolina Upstate
Ranked 322nd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,817
middle 50%: $24,142 – $38,573
Median · 5 years out
$40,559
middle 50%: $33,097 – $50,895
Median · 10 years out
$54,615
middle 50%: $36,368 – $68,291
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 from USC Upstate earn $31k initially. Ten-year median salaries for this degree reach $55k.
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 yrs
≈ $12,211 total interest
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Franklin College of Indiana
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
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$40,342 · 5 yrs out
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