Bachelor's-5% vs national median1,817 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Ranked 181st of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,307
middle 50%: $23,983 – $42,433
Median · 5 years out
$46,198
middle 50%: $33,653 – $58,911
Median · 10 years out
$56,371
middle 50%: $41,710 – $73,775
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 earn a median of $32k during their first year of employment. Ten-year median earnings reach $56k.
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
9.2 yrs
≈ $10,966 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
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
Norfolk State University
$46,131 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$46,116 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$46,032 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$46,024 · 5 yrs out
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