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Bachelor's-10% vs national median42 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Hampden Sydney College

Ranked 251st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,883
middle 50%: $26,371 – $44,592
Median · 5 years out
$43,820
middle 50%: $36,903 – $62,075
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $51,223 – $131,944

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 Hampden Sydney College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $32,883 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 251st 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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Paid off in
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,946 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Georgia
$44,024 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$44,022 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$43,974 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$43,934 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$43,868 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$43,834 · 5 yrs out
Roanoke College
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$43,675 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$43,570 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hampden Sydney College

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,309 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

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