Bachelor's-9% vs national median234 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Mary Baldwin University
Ranked 231st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,437
middle 50%: $21,509 – $41,244
Median · 5 years out
$44,458
middle 50%: $30,912 – $55,699
Median · 10 years out
$46,497
middle 50%: $34,946 – $65,986
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
Mary Baldwin University graduates in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median of $30,437 in their first year. Median earnings reach $46,497 by the tenth year.
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
10.1 yrs
≈ $11,885 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$44,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$44,611 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$44,483 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$44,474 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$44,463 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$44,447 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$44,358 · 5 yrs out
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$57,867 · 5 yrs out
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$55,294 · 5 yrs out
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