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Bachelor's-18% vs national median87 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Emory & Henry College

Ranked 335th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,493
middle 50%: $19,460 – $34,198
Median · 5 years out
$40,037
middle 50%: $32,419 – $52,636
Median · 10 years out
$48,715
middle 50%: $35,466 – $65,326

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

Graduates of Emory & Henry College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $26,493 one year after graduating, rising to $48,715 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 335th of 376 reporting programs.

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.

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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
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,440 total interest

Same major at other universities

Shawnee State University
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$40,274 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$40,240 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$40,107 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$40,093 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
$40,057 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$39,857 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$39,731 · 5 yrs out
Converse University
$39,713 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$39,618 · 5 yrs out
Fort Valley State University
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$39,470 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Emory & Henry College

Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$74,729 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$58,317 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,128 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$58,128 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$58,056 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$55,801 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Education, General (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

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