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Master's+39% vs national median210 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at University of Texas at Dallas

Ranked 7th of 142 master's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$57,815
middle 50%: $33,005 – $78,595
Median · 5 years out
$77,387
middle 50%: $51,480 – $102,104
Median · 10 years out
$75,704
middle 50%: $55,464 – $119,891

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

Graduates of University of Texas at Dallas's master's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $57,815 one year after graduating, rising to $75,704 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 39% above the national median of $55,817 for this field, ranking 7th of 142 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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,845 total interest

Same major at other universities

Georgia Institute of Technology
$113,931 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$88,921 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$80,018 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$69,418 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$69,335 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Texas at Dallas

Engineering (Doctorate)
$175,253 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$165,855 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$151,459 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$135,567 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$133,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$115,698 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$114,273 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,543 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out

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