Bachelor's-5% vs national median204 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Virginia State University
Ranked 177th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,388
middle 50%: $24,810 – $49,399
Median · 5 years out
$46,249
middle 50%: $32,844 – $59,307
Median · 10 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $47,368 – $73,614
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
Visual and Performing Arts majors at Virginia State University start with a median salary of $34k. Median earnings reach $46k at five years and $59k at ten years.
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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,582 total interest
Same major at other universities
Winona State University
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$46,378 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$46,369 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$46,335 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$46,314 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$46,240 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$46,227 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$46,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$46,198 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$46,131 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$46,116 · 5 yrs out
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$109,603 · 5 yrs out
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$80,918 · 5 yrs out
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Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$77,631 · 5 yrs out
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$76,903 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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$71,529 · 5 yrs out
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$70,796 · 5 yrs out
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$69,325 · 5 yrs out