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
Visual and Performing Arts master's graduates from UT Dallas earn $58k in year 1. Median salaries are $77k at year 5 and $76k at year 10.
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
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$113,931 · 5 yrs out
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$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
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