Bachelor's+20% vs national median428 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Ranked 16th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,865
middle 50%: $28,668 – $57,509
Median · 5 years out
$58,580
middle 50%: $43,095 – $68,967
Median · 10 years out
$64,240
middle 50%: $51,613 – $77,568
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 alumni see median first-year pay at $46k. This increases to $64k after ten years of professional experience.
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
7 yrs
≈ $7,798 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Virginia
$59,219 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$58,956 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$58,937 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$58,899 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$58,701 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$58,679 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$58,086 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$57,997 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$57,805 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$57,703 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$57,232 · 5 yrs out
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