Fine and Studio Arts at Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 15 graduates a year

$19,261
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$34,215
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$41,367
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#375 of 423
Rank by pay
#337 of 423
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,500
Median federal debt

Shawnee State University graduates in fine and studio arts earn 17% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 80% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Shawnee State University Compares for Fine and Studio Arts

All 423 colleges reporting fine and studio 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
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$72,428$65,905#2$50,161
2Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$68,523$63,117#3$30,246
3University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$66,846$70,481#1$31,367
4Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY$63,418$60,361#4$19,790
5Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT$61,998$55,818#14—
6Connecticut College New London, CT$61,321$55,208#15$36,564
7Brown University Providence, RI$60,985$60,064#5$23,180
8Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ$60,757$53,325#24$44,529
9Fordham University Bronx, NY$60,515$57,598#11$35,929
10Binghamton University Vestal, NY$60,299$57,392#12$25,751
…
372Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA$34,337$34,921#366$19,413
373School of Visual Arts New York, NY$34,286$32,633#388$21,344
374Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD$34,283$30,087#411$21,138
375Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH$34,215$36,513#337$19,261
376Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ$34,073$35,011#365$24,172
377California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA$34,006$30,943#404—
378Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN$33,880$37,010#328$19,157

Other Majors at Shawnee State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$84,015$51,174#6 of 15
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$81,446$57,682#26 of 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,624$67,126#780 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$56,034$35,827#753 of 796
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,703$45,324#170 of 275
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,304—#365 of 610
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$50,706$50,391#237 of 253
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,031$36,224#1122 of 1176
Management Information Systems and Services$46,822$42,673#165 of 166
Special Education and Teaching$44,143$37,020#154 of 177
Social Sciences$43,723—#74 of 87
Sociology$43,602—#413 of 462
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$41,424—#433 of 476
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$41,068—#619 of 680
Psychology$40,791$27,681#953 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts$39,821$24,375#271 of 299
Biological and Physical Sciences—$31,151—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Shawnee State University fine and studio arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $19,261 one year after graduating and $34,215 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Shawnee State University rank for fine and studio arts?

Among 423 colleges reporting earnings for fine and studio arts graduates, Shawnee State University ranks #375 by median pay four years after graduation, and #337 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is fine and studio arts at Shawnee State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% less than the national median for fine and studio arts ($41,367), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,500.

← All data for Shawnee State University · 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.