Bachelor's+4% vs national median238 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Texas A&M University
Ranked 94th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,036
middle 50%: $24,603 – $49,200
Median · 5 years out
$50,601
middle 50%: $36,375 – $61,658
Median · 10 years out
$59,662
middle 50%: $40,243 – $82,614
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 from Texas A&M earn $35,036 in year 1. Median salaries rise to $59,662 by the tenth year.
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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,905 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tarleton State University
$51,121 · 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
Bridgewater State University
$50,493 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$50,483 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$50,140 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$50,036 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$49,725 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Texas A&M University
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$186,537 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$180,116 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$156,283 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,354 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$134,215 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$124,690 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$122,898 · 5 yrs out
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$120,639 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$119,132 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$115,828 · 5 yrs out
Veterinary Medicine (Doctorate)
$115,828 · 5 yrs out