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Bachelor's+7% vs national median2,408 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 76th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,109
middle 50%: $24,211 – $45,442
Median · 5 years out
$52,022
middle 50%: $35,878 – $70,508
Median · 10 years out
$65,472
middle 50%: $46,606 – $90,976

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 University of Wisconsin - Madison's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $33,109 one year after graduating, rising to $65,472 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $48,719 for this field, ranking 76th 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,925 total interest

Same major at other universities

Utah State University
$52,364 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$52,333 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$52,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$52,133 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$51,924 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$51,918 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$51,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$51,346 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$227,440 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$191,060 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$176,530 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$153,036 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$140,310 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$139,926 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$133,218 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$127,595 · 5 yrs out

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