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Bachelor's-23% vs national median44 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts, General at Southern Virginia University

Ranked 41st of 44 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,239
middle 50%: $26,890 – $40,342
Median · 5 years out
$37,935
middle 50%: $30,878 – $45,582
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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 Southern Virginia University's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $33,239 one year after graduating, rising to $37,935 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 23% below the national median of $49,164 for this field, ranking 41st 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
11.8 yrs
≈ $13,276 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Stout
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$39,002 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$38,623 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$38,226 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$37,151 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$31,905 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Virginia University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,358 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$66,358 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor's)
$43,317 · 5 yrs out
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$43,317 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Bachelor's)
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$42,709 · 5 yrs out

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