Bachelor's-4% vs national median655 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Christopher Newport University
Ranked 170th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,942
middle 50%: $20,226 – $35,888
Median · 5 years out
$46,598
middle 50%: $32,934 – $59,848
Median · 10 years out
$57,323
middle 50%: $44,230 – $74,643
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 Christopher Newport University see median first-year earnings of $27k. Salaries rise to $47k by year five and $57k 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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,748 total interest
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$46,958 · 5 yrs out
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Minnesota State University Moorhead
$46,699 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
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Agnes Scott College
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University of North Carolina - Charlotte
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East Carolina University
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Charleston Southern University
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State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$46,335 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$46,314 · 5 yrs out
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