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Bachelor's+17% vs national median406 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at University of Houston - Clear Lake

Ranked 24th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,132
middle 50%: $26,034 – $55,680
Median · 5 years out
$57,056
middle 50%: $40,839 – $67,942
Median · 10 years out
$66,860
middle 50%: $52,041 – $82,069

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

Graduates of University of Houston - Clear Lake's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $37,132 one year after graduating, rising to $66,860 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 24th of 376 reporting programs.

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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,883 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$57,133 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$56,598 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$56,557 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$56,307 · 5 yrs out
Judson University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Houston - Clear Lake

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$124,951 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$123,847 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$115,169 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$111,819 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$110,313 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$109,303 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$104,170 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$101,269 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,120 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,120 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,044 · 5 yrs out

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