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What can you do with a
Visual And Performing Arts, General degree?

Visual And Performing Arts, General is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
None yrs
to pay back the degree
+$-6k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$39,197
Typical debt
$23,625
4-yr net cost
$73,904
Monthly loan payment
$269/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Art Directorsstretch
AI risk 21 → 50 future · +4.2% demand
$121,970
Graphic Designersleap
AI risk 37 → 50 future · +2.1% demand
$112,505
Special Effects Artists and Animatorsleap
AI risk 36 → 52 future · +1.6% demand
$110,650
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 21 → 44 future · +1.7% demand
$68,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.