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Visual & Performing Arts at South Texas College

If you plan to study Visual & Performing Arts, you may want to check out the program at South Texas College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

South Texas College sits in McAllen, TX.

Online & Distance Learning at South Texas College

Online coursework is an option at South Texas College. Among 27,431 students, 6,291 (23%) studied exclusively online and 5,286 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates from South Texas College

Those who finish South Texas College’s Visual & Performing Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$13,227
5 years	$22,970

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Visual & Performing Arts graduates from South Texas College earn a median of $13,227, compared with $33,336 for all South Texas College graduates — about 60% lower than the school-wide median.

Best-Paid Careers for Visual & Performing Arts Graduates

Students who finish Visual & Performing Arts program at South Texas College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Visual & Performing Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Choreographers	$109,380
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$96,762
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$96,273
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Media Programming Directors	$90,799

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.