Master's+9% vs national median338 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Texas State University
Ranked 39th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,989
middle 50%: $28,536 – $65,767
Median · 5 years out
$60,917
middle 50%: $43,271 – $77,801
Median · 10 years out
$65,848
middle 50%: $48,487 – $81,043
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's graduates in visual and performing arts earn a median of $46k in their first year. This grows to $66k 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,615 total interest
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$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$61,588 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$61,181 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
$60,927 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$60,527 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$60,404 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$59,982 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$59,560 · 5 yrs out
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$112,706 · 5 yrs out
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$107,346 · 5 yrs out
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$101,470 · 5 yrs out
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$100,153 · 5 yrs out
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$98,392 · 5 yrs out
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$98,282 · 5 yrs out
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$97,847 · 5 yrs out
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$97,195 · 5 yrs out
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$96,658 · 5 yrs out
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$95,030 · 5 yrs out