Bachelor's-5% vs national median872 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Ranked 176th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,703
middle 50%: $23,923 – $40,599
Median · 5 years out
$46,314
middle 50%: $33,544 – $55,854
Median · 10 years out
$53,718
middle 50%: $39,323 – $68,301
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 graduates from this institution earn a median first-year salary of $32k. Ten-year earnings rise to $54k.
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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,111 total interest
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$46,598 · 5 yrs out
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
Virginia State University
$46,249 · 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
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