Is a Visual and Performing Arts, General degree worth it?
Across 53 schools, graduates of Visual and Performing Arts, General earn a median $39,532 five years out on $23,988 of debt — most often working as Graphic Designers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$39,532
Median debt
$23,988
Years to pay off
6
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
47%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+2.1%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
9.4%
$44,276 vs $40,096
Net price
$19,894/yr
Debt-test failures
40%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$21,409
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Visual and Performing Arts, General in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.