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Visual and Performing Arts, General bachelor's degree outcomes at Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA · Public · Federal field 5001

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$1,219 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 60.6% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not reached
10-year scenario: −108% · Negative payoff
Price evidence: College-wide context only

PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →

$0Annual price−$200,930

$8,000Annual price−$232,930

$16,000Annual price−$264,930

$23,000Current college-wide context−$292,930

$24,000Current college-wide context−$296,930

$32,000Annual price−$328,930

$40,000Annual price−$360,930

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+53%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$23,656 → $36,266

25Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

36Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

50Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

43Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$23,015

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$26,000

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$42,907

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$276/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$23,015Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$33,766Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE86.0%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE71.6%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$23,656Year 1

$42,907Year 4

$36,266Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

7.7% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,576

Estimated loan payment$276

43borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$42,907 vs. $41,688

$1,219 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Artists and Related Workers, All Other$111,530 median wageVA estimate · 180 jobs · 27-1019+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialArt, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$74,870 median wageVA estimate · 2,840 jobs · 25-1121+2.2% projected U.S. growth · 8k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreePhotographers$46,550 median wageVA estimate · 1,580 jobs · 27-4021-0.7% projected U.S. growth · 10.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentArt Directors$101,150 median wageVA estimate · 670 jobs · 27-1011+4.2% projected U.S. growth · 12.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSpecial Effects Artists and Animators$81,510 median wageVA estimate · 380 jobs · 27-1014-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 4.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeGraphic Designers$72,310 median wageVA estimate · 4,740 jobs · 27-1024-1.7% projected U.S. growth · 16k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeFine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$47,930 median wageVA estimate · 230 jobs · 27-1013-2.9% projected U.S. growth · 2.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCraft Artists$46,080 median wageU.S. estimate · 4,580 jobs · 27-1012+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 1k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential

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