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Visual & Performing Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Visual & Performing Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

If you are interested in studying Visual & Performing Arts, take a look at what Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, NY.

Studying Online at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Many students take online classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Among 7,040 students, 171 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Visual & Performing Arts Rankings at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

These rankings give you a sense of how Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Visual & Performing Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) New York #5 of 105
Best Schools (Quality) Middle Atlantic (Region) #19 of 219
Best Value New York #80 of 103
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #94 of 1,185
Best Value Middle Atlantic (Region) #180 of 215
Best Value Nationwide #1051 of 1,176

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) New York #5 of 105
Best Schools (Quality) Middle Atlantic (Region) #19 of 219
Best Value New York #80 of 103
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #94 of 1,185
Best Value Middle Atlantic (Region) #180 of 215
Best Value Nationwide #1051 of 1,176

Earnings for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Students who complete Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Visual & Performing Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Visual & Performing Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $46,471
2 years $26,739
3 years $52,961
4 years $71,567

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Visual & Performing Arts graduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute report median earnings of $71,567, compared with $100,392 for all Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduates — about 29% lower than the school-wide median.

Visual & Performing Arts earnings compared with all majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Visual & Performing Arts graduates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute comes in at $25,000.

Highest-Paying Careers for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates

Students who finish Visual & Performing Arts program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Visual & Performing Arts graduates, 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

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