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Bachelor's+8% vs national median579 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Lamar University

Ranked 68th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,565
middle 50%: $25,454 – $48,213
Median · 5 years out
$52,401
middle 50%: $40,342 – $63,662
Median · 10 years out
$63,082
middle 50%: $47,504 – $76,369

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 Lamar University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $34,565 one year after graduating, rising to $63,082 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 68th 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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,714 total interest

Same major at other universities

Fitchburg State University
$52,858 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
$52,806 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$52,774 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$52,766 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$52,715 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$52,650 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$52,364 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$52,333 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$52,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lamar University

Engineering (Doctorate)
$125,457 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$125,110 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$116,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,775 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$111,289 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$108,427 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,573 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$102,292 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out

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