Bachelor's+7% vs national median822 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Utah State University
Ranked 70th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,233
middle 50%: $24,280 – $49,076
Median · 5 years out
$52,364
middle 50%: $35,498 – $69,341
Median · 10 years out
$65,392
middle 50%: $48,213 – $83,688
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 graduates from Utah State University earn $35,233 in their first year. Pay reaches $65,392 by the tenth year.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,605 total interest
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$52,774 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$52,766 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$52,715 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$52,650 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$52,333 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$52,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$52,133 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$52,022 · 5 yrs out
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