Bachelor's-11% vs national median352 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Midwestern State University
Ranked 266th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,114
middle 50%: $23,276 – $42,546
Median · 5 years out
$43,271
middle 50%: $30,105 – $59,282
Median · 10 years out
$57,619
middle 50%: $42,975 – $74,748
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 earn a $31k median salary in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $58k.
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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,586 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$43,425 · 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
Spelman College
$43,240 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$43,181 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$43,147 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$43,098 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$43,090 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Midwestern State University
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$114,086 · 5 yrs out
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$104,653 · 5 yrs out
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$89,177 · 5 yrs out
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$86,655 · 5 yrs out
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$85,356 · 5 yrs out
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$81,357 · 5 yrs out
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$79,314 · 5 yrs out
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