Education
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $78,620
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Master's degree
- Speaking
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
ProgramsVisual and Performing Arts
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
CIP50.99
62 colleges offer Visual and Performing Arts, Other. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 62
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $49,774
- median, 4 years after
- Bachelor's debt
- $22,250
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 19
- Associate's
- 11
- Bachelor's
- 62
- Master's
- 18
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- 1
- Doctoral
- 8
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 10
What it covers
About Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Visual and Performing Arts, Other is part of Visual and Performing Arts: instructional programs that focus on the creation and interpretation of works and performances that use auditory, kinesthetic, and visual phenomena to express ideas and emotions in various forms, subject to aesthetic criteria.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 50.99.
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 19 | $27,4914 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Associate's | 11 | $35,6074 yrs after · 2 colleges | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 62 | $49,7744 yrs after · 9 colleges | $22,2507 colleges |
| Master's | 18 | $42,5014 yrs after · 2 colleges | $50,9453 colleges |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 8 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 10 | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Visual and Performing Arts, Other graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
Tampa, FL · Public · 13 graduates
$53,756
debt not reported
- 2
Portland, OR · Public · 17 graduates
$51,248
debt $25,000
- 3
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private nonprofit · 94 graduates
$46,535
debt $27,000
- 4
New York, NY · Private nonprofit · 149 graduates
$45,991
debt $22,250
- 5
Clemson, SC · Public · 20 graduates
$45,735
debt $20,832
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Visual and Performing Arts, Other by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
More in Visual and Performing Arts
Other programs in the same area of study, by how many colleges offer them.
Every program in this areaQuestions about Visual and Performing Arts, Other
How many colleges offer Visual and Performing Arts, Other?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Visual and Performing Arts, Other at these degree levels: certificate (19 colleges), associate's (11 colleges), bachelor's (62 colleges), master's (18 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (1 college), doctoral (8 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (10 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Visual and Performing Arts, Other graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Visual and Performing Arts, Other earn $49,774 a year four years after finishing, across 9 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Visual and Performing Arts, Other graduates earn the most?
University of South Florida reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Visual and Performing Arts, Other: $53,756 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.