Visual and Performing Arts at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 30 graduates a year

$18,819
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$46,944
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$41,688
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 68
Rank by pay
#10 of 68
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,869
Median federal debt

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduates in visual and performing arts earn 13% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 57% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Compares for Visual and Performing Arts

All 68 colleges reporting visual and performing arts earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Fordham University Bronx, NY$65,848$62,674#1$41,165
2Champlain College Burlington, VT$57,883$59,451#2$30,138
3Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$57,002$57,954#3—
4George Mason University Fairfax, VA$54,703$49,812#13$31,941
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$53,829$54,728#5$29,707
6University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$52,922$56,329#4$28,878
7University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$50,205$53,830#6$29,775
8Lesley University Cambridge, MA$49,175$43,304#30$20,600
9Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$48,589$49,926#11$22,817
10Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$48,589$49,926#12$22,817
…
15University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL$47,546$50,607#9$30,629
16SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY$47,321$45,040#24$19,135
17Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA$47,220$42,967#32$21,558
18Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$46,944$50,096#10$18,819
19University of Toledo Toledo, OH$46,198$49,300#16$26,625
20University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$45,915$41,780#35—
21Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN$45,899$43,843#25—

Other Majors at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$93,626$67,949#158 of 189
Engineering-Related Fields$89,514$65,996#18 of 33
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$86,245$58,773#5 of 27
Management Information Systems and Services$84,838$65,280#78 of 166
Information Science/Studies$84,273$60,359#73 of 148
Construction Engineering$82,365$69,146#11 of 13
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,291$60,807#151 of 1176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,798$68,261#771 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$77,880$55,838#298 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,659$53,707#235 of 452
Air Transportation$75,845$33,172#39 of 52
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$75,677$66,669#11 of 15
Economics$74,844$52,864#229 of 368
Mathematics$74,705$46,678#117 of 309
International Business$74,183$53,188#53 of 115
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,290$62,869#55 of 93
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$70,583$42,296#40 of 178
Computer and Information Sciences$70,493$53,257#380 of 459
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$69,239—#21 of 37
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$66,280$34,040#27 of 61
Marketing$65,926$47,272#275 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$61,483$44,655#120 of 275
Chemistry$60,065$43,840#159 of 209
Environmental Design$59,873$43,843#4 of 12
Business/Commerce$59,221$46,018#211 of 271
Political Science and Government$58,254$37,329#372 of 565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,196—#129 of 215
Public Health$56,114$47,019#118 of 215
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$54,796$29,896#43 of 70
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$54,424$35,810#98 of 156

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Bowling Green State University-Main Campus visual and performing arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $18,819 one year after graduating and $46,944 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Bowling Green State University-Main Campus rank for visual and performing arts?

Among 68 colleges reporting earnings for visual and performing arts graduates, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #10 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is visual and performing arts at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% more than the national median for visual and performing arts ($41,688), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,869.

← All data for Bowling Green State University-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.