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Visual & Performing Arts at Purdue University-Main Campus

Visual & Performing Arts at Purdue University-Main Campus

If you plan to study Visual & Performing Arts, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University-Main Campus sits in West Lafayette, IN.

Studying Online at Purdue University-Main Campus

Many students take online classes at Purdue University-Main Campus. Of 58,658 students, 4,902 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Visual & Performing Arts Rankings at Purdue University-Main Campus

Use these rankings to compare Purdue University-Main Campus’s Visual & Performing Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Indiana #2 of 18
Best Value Indiana #7 of 18
Best Schools (Quality) Great Lakes (Region) #9 of 152
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #39 of 1,185
Best Value Great Lakes (Region) #48 of 152
Best Value Nationwide #405 of 1,176

Earnings for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus

Students who complete Purdue University-Main Campus’s Visual & Performing Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Visual & Performing Arts at Purdue University-Main Campus
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $33,430
2 years $35,935
3 years $44,916
4 years $49,180
5 years $53,610

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Visual & Performing Arts graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus report median earnings of $49,180, compared with $79,539 for all Purdue University-Main Campus graduates — about 38% lower than the school-wide median.

Visual & Performing Arts earnings compared with all majors at Purdue University-Main Campus

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Visual & Performing Arts graduates from Purdue University-Main Campus comes in at $19,471.

Highest-Paying Careers for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates

Those who complete Visual & Performing Arts program at Purdue University-Main Campus pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for Visual & Performing Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Loss Prevention Managers $165,723
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property $118,242
Compliance Managers $117,178
Choreographers $109,380
Set and Exhibit Designers $109,049
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $96,762
Museum Technicians and Conservators $96,273
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $96,169
Managers, All Other $95,684
Media Programming Directors $90,799

References

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