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
Longwood University graduates in the arts earn $33k in their first year. Median salaries grow to $49k by year five and $58k 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
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
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$100,794 · 5 yrs out
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$82,929 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
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$66,167 · 5 yrs out
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$66,167 · 5 yrs out
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$63,029 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$60,971 · 5 yrs out