Bachelor's-3% vs national median734 grads tracked
Fine and Studio Arts at Winthrop University
Ranked 138th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,563
middle 50%: $23,664 – $42,574
Median · 5 years out
$46,078
middle 50%: $34,428 – $58,035
Median · 10 years out
$53,867
middle 50%: $38,680 – $75,080
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Winthrop University Fine and Studio Arts majors earn a median of $33k in their first year. Salaries increase to $46k by year five and $54k by year ten.
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
≈ $11,005 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at New Paltz
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$46,318 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$46,181 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$46,181 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$46,149 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$46,047 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$46,016 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$46,003 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$45,972 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$45,912 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$45,893 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Winthrop University
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$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,257 · 5 yrs out