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Bachelor's-5% vs national median186 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts, General at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

Ranked 21st of 44 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,289
middle 50%: $25,056 – $45,000
Median · 5 years out
$46,532
middle 50%: $33,861 – $58,753
Median · 10 years out
$54,821
middle 50%: $42,371 – $79,787

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 University of Wisconsin - Parkside's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $34,289 one year after graduating, rising to $54,821 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $49,164 for this field, ranking 21st 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.

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
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,641 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College at Purchase
$48,843 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$48,822 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$47,901 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$46,394 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$45,912 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$45,244 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$45,129 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$106,053 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$90,801 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$90,801 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$79,984 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$71,338 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$67,412 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$67,364 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,265 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$66,004 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$63,496 · 5 yrs out

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