Bachelor's+6% vs national median162 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Ranked 81st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $29,742 – $57,090
Median · 5 years out
$51,694
middle 50%: $35,686 – $60,837
Median · 10 years out
$63,044
middle 50%: $48,349 – $80,101
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 majors at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin start with a $43k median salary. Compensation rises to $52k by year five and $63k by year ten.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,708 total interest
Same major at other universities
Loyola University Chicago
$52,133 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$52,022 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$51,924 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$51,918 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$51,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$51,346 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$51,344 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$51,260 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$51,181 · 5 yrs out
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