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Bachelor's-12% vs national median167 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Sweet Briar College

Ranked 277th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,557
middle 50%: $21,361 – $38,868
Median · 5 years out
$42,677
middle 50%: $28,103 – $58,093
Median · 10 years out
$55,307
middle 50%: $38,554 – $68,650

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 Sweet Briar College's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $29,557 one year after graduating, rising to $55,307 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 277th 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,029 total interest

Same major at other universities

Western Oregon University
$43,090 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$42,972 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$42,790 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$42,776 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$42,461 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$42,398 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$42,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$42,273 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sweet Briar College

Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$59,691 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Sociology (Bachelor's)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out

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