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Bachelor's-11% vs national median405 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Black Hills State University

Ranked 260th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,088
middle 50%: $24,495 – $42,793
Median · 5 years out
$43,425
middle 50%: $31,635 – $55,352
Median · 10 years out
$54,382
middle 50%: $38,814 – $70,050

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 Black Hills State University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $32,088 one year after graduating, rising to $54,382 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 260th 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.

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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,495 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$43,675 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$43,570 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$43,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$43,518 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$43,420 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$43,399 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$43,314 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$43,304 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$43,271 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Black Hills State University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$76,267 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$64,817 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$58,274 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$57,443 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$57,443 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$57,224 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Certificate)
$56,170 · 5 yrs out

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