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Fine and Studio Arts bachelor's degree outcomes at Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA · Public · Federal field 5007

Data scope

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The short version

The comparison evidence is incomplete.

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Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not available: earnings are missing
10-year scenario
Not available: earnings are missing
Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available$30,879
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
18Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
20Borrowers 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
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

74Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
50Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
43Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$39,073Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,886

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

02 · BORROWING$19,060

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$202/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$13,886Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,478Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE90.8%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE43.5%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.

Not availableYear 1
Not availableYear 4
$30,879Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

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

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$202
20borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $41,367

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

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.
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,950 median wageWA estimate · 1,400 jobs · 25-1121+2.2% projected U.S. growth · 8k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeFine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$72,430 median wageWA estimate · 350 jobs · 27-1013-2.9% projected U.S. growth · 2.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeCraft Artists$44,120 median wageWA estimate · 80 jobs · 27-1012+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 1k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialSpecial Effects Artists and Animators$133,480 median wageWA estimate · 1,130 jobs · 27-1014-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 4.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeArtists and Related Workers, All Other$71,240 median wageU.S. estimate · 130 jobs · 27-1019+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialJewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$60,380 median wageWA estimate · 290 jobs · 51-9071-3.2% projected U.S. growth · 3.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentArt Directors$121,170 median wageWA estimate · 650 jobs · 27-1011+4.2% projected U.S. growth · 12.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$102,670 median wageWA estimate · 14,880 jobs · 25-2031-0.2% projected U.S. growth · 63.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeArchivists$76,490 median wageWA estimate · 640 jobs · 25-4011+3.4% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeCurators$74,030 median wageWA estimate · 260 jobs · 25-4012+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 1.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMuseum Technicians and Conservators$59,610 median wageWA estimate · 280 jobs · 25-4013+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePhotographers$48,050 median wageWA estimate · 960 jobs · 27-4021-0.7% projected U.S. growth · 10.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Bothell, WA

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

$5,393 less debt · $1,567 lower annual net price

Earnings
$53,805
Debt
$13,667
Annual net price
$12,319
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Seattle, WA

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

$5,393 less debt

Earnings
$53,805
Debt
$13,667
Annual net price
$14,091
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New York, NY

CUNY Hunter College

$9,060 less debt · $10,902 lower annual net price

Earnings
$56,160
Debt
$10,000
Annual net price
$2,984
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Berkeley, CA

University of California, Berkeley

$5,806 less debt · $405 lower annual net price

Earnings
$51,699
Debt
$13,254
Annual net price
$13,481
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DATA QUALITY

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18 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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