Bachelor's+5% vs national median379 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Tarleton State University
Ranked 88th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,637
middle 50%: $24,637 – $47,666
Median · 5 years out
$51,121
middle 50%: $37,327 – $62,100
Median · 10 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $46,593 – $75,419
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
Tarleton State University Visual Arts graduates start with a $34k median salary. After ten years, the median income rises to $63k.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,993 total interest
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$51,346 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$51,344 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$51,260 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$51,181 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$51,086 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$51,008 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$50,797 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$50,740 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$50,718 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$50,601 · 5 yrs out
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$103,931 · 5 yrs out
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