Bachelor's-11% vs national median363 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Southern Utah University
Ranked 263rd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,126
middle 50%: $21,812 – $38,995
Median · 5 years out
$43,347
middle 50%: $29,414 – $59,848
Median · 10 years out
$52,354
middle 50%: $34,615 – $74,545
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
Southern Utah University graduates in Visual and Performing Arts start with $29k. Year 10 median salary is $52k.
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
9.9 yrs
≈ $12,094 total interest
Same major at other universities
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$43,570 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$43,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$43,518 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$43,425 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$43,420 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$43,399 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$43,314 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$43,304 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$43,240 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$43,181 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$43,147 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$90,782 · 5 yrs out
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$82,300 · 5 yrs out
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$81,295 · 5 yrs out
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$76,393 · 5 yrs out
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