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Bachelor's-10% vs national median233 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Roanoke College

Ranked 252nd of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,445
middle 50%: $22,616 – $41,823
Median · 5 years out
$43,820
middle 50%: $31,033 – $59,193
Median · 10 years out
$55,893
middle 50%: $42,273 – $86,440

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 Roanoke College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $32,445 one year after graduating, rising to $55,893 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 252nd 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.

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
9.4 yrs
≈ $11,326 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Hampden Sydney 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
Indiana University - Northwest
$43,539 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Roanoke College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$111,513 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$68,236 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$68,236 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$62,360 · 5 yrs out

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