Visual and Performing Arts, General

6,405 students earn a visual and performing arts, general credential each year across 403 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $25,702
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $39,532

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 225 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1$51,2481 year out—$27,000 2Fordham UniversityBronx, New York—$41,1651 year out—$27,000 3Longwood UniversityFarmville, Virginia28$34,8121 year out$45,564$27,250 4Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York7$34,0171 year out—$26,924 5George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia140$31,9411 year out$52,669$25,620 6University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado41$30,9661 year out$32,227$28,750 7University of FloridaGainesville, Florida63$30,6291 year out—$17,983 8University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida16$30,6291 year out—$17,983 9Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont51$30,1381 year out$44,607$27,000 10Albany State UniversityAlbany, Georgia12$29,7981 year out—$30,660 11University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri39$29,7751 year out—$21,719 12The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas97$29,7071 year out$43,173$21,500 13University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, Virginia15$29,1301 year out$33,915$26,000 14University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida423$28,8781 year out$68,613$24,250 15The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas353$28,4941 year out$47,167$21,196 16Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California23$28,4941 year out$39,532$31,000 17University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin33$28,2261 year out$41,226$24,500 18University of Advancing TechnologyTempe, Arizona16$27,8241 year out—$29,750 19California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California76$27,7411 year out$41,204$18,750 20University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana15$27,6841 year out—$27,000 21Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia69$27,6361 year out$48,436—22Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts13$27,2461 year out——23Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania13$27,1071 year out——24Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida38$26,9131 year out$44,802$27,000 25Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri37$26,6681 year out$27,497$26,750 26University of ToledoToledo, Ohio—$26,6251 year out—$26,166 27University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky68$26,3431 year out—$23,522 28University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts26$25,7531 year out—$27,000 29Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania7$25,7021 year out$37,822$24,638 30Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania6$25,7021 year out$37,822$24,638 31Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania4$25,7021 year out$37,822$24,638 32Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0$25,7021 year out$37,822$24,638 33The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee19$25,6601 year out$37,646$22,625 34University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico9$25,2861 year out$39,053$16,750 35Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi16$24,8391 year out—$23,375 36Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi48$24,7521 year out$46,246$27,000 37Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts—$24,6991 year out$35,940$27,000 38Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona53$24,6911 year out$43,593$26,991 39Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, Virginia40$23,6561 year out$36,266$26,000 40Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi11$23,5551 year out$39,463$31,000 41University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, North Carolina27$23,0231 year out$45,049$23,250 42Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona16$22,8171 year out$47,489$22,625 43Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona7$22,8171 year out$47,489$22,625 44Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida376$22,4391 year out—$27,000 45East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania11$22,3491 year out—$27,400 46SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York23$22,0241 year out—$27,000 47LaGrange CollegeLagrange, Georgia9$21,8241 year out——48Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California101$21,5581 year out$72,325$27,000 49Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont29$20,8091 year out$20,724$27,000 50Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey30$20,7051 year out$41,595$25,000 51Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania6$20,6671 year out$39,341$26,500 52Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts30$20,6001 year out—$26,000 53The College of WestchesterWhite Plains, New York12$20,1631 year out——54Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas59$20,0131 year out$30,426$24,551 55State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York34$19,8931 year out$36,940$21,324 56University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas29$19,5271 year out$28,279—57SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York44$19,1351 year out$47,984$24,250 58Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio30$18,8191 year out$38,860$27,000 59New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico25$18,4701 year out$34,364$28,000 60Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon0$17,2281 year out$35,291$24,500 61University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Louisiana8$16,8711 year out——62Pacific Northwest College of ArtPortland, Oregon15$13,8951 year out——63University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California62—1 year out$46,800$15,000 64Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida56—1 year out——65Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield, New Jersey56—1 year out——66GnomonNorth Hollywood, California48—1 year out——67University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California39—1 year out$55,678—68Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida38—1 year out——69Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania33—1 year out——70Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California26—1 year out$40,203$23,500 71Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois26—1 year out——72Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts26—1 year out——73Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah26—1 year out——74Daemen UniversityAmherst, New York23—1 year out——75SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York23—1 year out——76Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee23—1 year out——77University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska22—1 year out——78Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey22—1 year out—$25,926 79Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia22—1 year out—$28,500 80University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin21—1 year out—$29,350 81Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio20—1 year out——82Rice UniversityHouston, Texas19—1 year out——83University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi18—1 year out——84Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma18—1 year out——85Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan16—1 year out——86La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——87University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois15—1 year out——88Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, Massachusetts15—1 year out——89Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio15—1 year out——90University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin15—1 year out——91Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, Florida14—1 year out——92Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, North Carolina14—1 year out——93Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, Virginia14—1 year out——94Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana13—1 year out——95Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan13—1 year out——96Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri13—1 year out——97Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, Virginia13—1 year out——98Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia13—1 year out——99Gallaudet UniversityWashington, District of Columbia12—1 year out——100North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina12—1 year out——

Associate programs — top 100 of 157 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas74$29,6691 year out—$10,000 2Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida53$27,7201 year out—$30,500 3Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona45$25,3441 year out$19,980$9,541 4Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York51$23,6941 year out$29,196—5San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas61$21,1731 year out$34,414—6CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York35$18,7001 year out$25,456—7CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York28$9,3761 year out—$11,000 8Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California63—1 year out——9Ocean County CollegeToms River, New Jersey62—1 year out——10Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California53—1 year out$32,356—11Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi49—1 year out——12Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California48—1 year out——13Citrus CollegeGlendora, California47—1 year out——14Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland47—1 year out$32,494—15CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York43—1 year out$20,816—16SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York36—1 year out——17Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey33—1 year out——18Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California29—1 year out——19Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California28—1 year out——20Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee28—1 year out——21Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, New York26—1 year out$26,147$5,500 22Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland24—1 year out——23Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada22—1 year out——24Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California20—1 year out——25Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee18—1 year out——26Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California17—1 year out——27Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, Virginia16—1 year out——28Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California15—1 year out——29Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California15—1 year out——30Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania14—1 year out$36,385$17,392 31Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee13—1 year out——32East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California12—1 year out——33Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California12—1 year out——34Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California12—1 year out——35Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas12—1 year out——36East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi12—1 year out——37Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey12—1 year out——38Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia12—1 year out$37,970—39Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California11—1 year out——40Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California11—1 year out——41Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California11—1 year out——42Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California11—1 year out——43Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota11—1 year out$53,014—44Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California11—1 year out——45Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California10—1 year out——46Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico10—1 year out——47CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York10—1 year out——48Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana10—1 year out——49El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California9—1 year out——50Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California9—1 year out——51Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California9—1 year out——52Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York9—1 year out——53Ulster County Community CollegeStone Ridge, New York9—1 year out——54National Park CollegeHot Springs, Arkansas8—1 year out——55Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California8—1 year out——56Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California8—1 year out——57Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California8—1 year out——58Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California7—1 year out——59Butte CollegeOroville, California7—1 year out——60College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California7—1 year out——61Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California7—1 year out——62Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California7—1 year out——63Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida7—1 year out——64Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia7—1 year out——65Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield, Massachusetts7—1 year out——66State Fair Community CollegeSedalia, Missouri7—1 year out——67New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico7—1 year out——68American River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——69College of the DesertPalm Desert, California6—1 year out——70Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California6—1 year out——71Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California6—1 year out——72San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California6—1 year out——73Sierra CollegeRocklin, California6—1 year out——74Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois6—1 year out——75Mott Community CollegeFlint, Michigan6—1 year out——76Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, Tennessee6—1 year out——77University of Advancing TechnologyTempe, Arizona6—1 year out——78Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California5—1 year out——79City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California5—1 year out——80De Anza CollegeCupertino, California5—1 year out——81Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California5—1 year out——82Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California5—1 year out——83College of MarinKentfield, California5—1 year out——84Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California5—1 year out——85Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California5—1 year out——86College of the SequoiasVisalia, California5—1 year out——87Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa5—1 year out——88Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, New York5—1 year out——89Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa, Oklahoma5—1 year out——90Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, Tennessee5—1 year out——91Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, Tennessee5—1 year out——92Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, California4—1 year out——93Chabot CollegeHayward, California4—1 year out——94Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——95Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California4—1 year out——96Ohlone CollegeFremont, California4—1 year out——97San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California4—1 year out——98Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California4—1 year out——99Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California4—1 year out——100Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California4—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 48 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin17$34,3461 year out$58,504$25,787 2Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida91$28,5141 year out—$20,000 3Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio106—1 year out——4Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas39—1 year out——5Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah28—1 year out——6NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico19—1 year out——7University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio16—1 year out——8Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia16—1 year out——9Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas14—1 year out——10St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida13—1 year out——11Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, Michigan12—1 year out——12University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin10—1 year out——13New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico9—1 year out——14Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida7—1 year out——15Saint Paul CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota7—1 year out——16Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan5—1 year out——17University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin5—1 year out——18College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida4—1 year out——19Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois4—1 year out——20National Park CollegeHot Springs, Arkansas3—1 year out——21West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California3—1 year out——22Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——23Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada3—1 year out——24Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York3—1 year out——25American River CollegeSacramento, California2—1 year out——26MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California2—1 year out——27Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut2—1 year out——28Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida2—1 year out——29Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana2—1 year out——30Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico2—1 year out——31CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York2—1 year out——32Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York2—1 year out——33Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York2—1 year out——34Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona1—1 year out——35Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California1—1 year out——36Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California1—1 year out——37Merritt CollegeOakland, California1—1 year out——38College of San MateoSan Mateo, California1—1 year out——39Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, Florida1—1 year out——40Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida1—1 year out——41Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana1—1 year out——42Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota1—1 year out——43Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota1—1 year out——44Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio1—1 year out——45Community College of VermontMontpelier, Vermont1—1 year out——46Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia1—1 year out——47Pike-Lincoln Technical CenterEolia, Missouri1—1 year out——48Los Angeles Pacific CollegeLos Angeles, California1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).