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Bachelor's+3% vs national median287 grads tracked

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

Ranked 12th of 44 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,127
middle 50%: $24,043 – $42,322
Median · 5 years out
$50,676
middle 50%: $38,654 – $64,022
Median · 10 years out
$68,321
middle 50%: $57,025 – $85,988

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 - Whitewater's bachelor's program in Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $32,127 one year after graduating, rising to $68,321 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $49,164 for this field, ranking 12th 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,181 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Austin
$53,006 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$52,886 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$52,731 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$52,452 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$51,360 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$49,164 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$93,599 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$86,430 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$86,150 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Analysis (Bachelor's)
$86,061 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$78,643 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$78,643 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$77,182 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$73,422 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,032 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$72,847 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$71,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$70,655 · 5 yrs out

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