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Bachelor's0% vs national median681 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts, General at Longwood University

Ranked 13th of 44 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,092
middle 50%: $23,225 – $47,768
Median · 5 years out
$49,164
middle 50%: $35,655 – $61,205
Median · 10 years out
$57,514
middle 50%: $44,060 – $78,586

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Longwood University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $33,092 one year after graduating, rising to $57,514 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $49,164 for this field, ranking 13th of 44 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,401 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Dallas
$52,886 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$52,731 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$52,452 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$51,360 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$48,843 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$48,822 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$47,901 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Longwood University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,892 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$82,892 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$70,944 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,599 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$69,356 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,167 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$66,167 · 5 yrs out
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)
$63,029 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$60,971 · 5 yrs out

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