IU South Bend Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Fine and Studio Arts
- Public university
- South Bend, IN
- About 23 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
IU South Bend fine and studio arts graduates earn about what fine and studio arts graduates earn nationally, $23,308 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,295 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,402. Several Indiana programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Indiana and national columns are the medians across all fine and studio arts bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Indiana fine and studio arts program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Indiana medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $268 a month, or 13.8% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
81% of graduates (21 of 26) were working in Indiana one year after graduating. Prices in the South Bend area are about 7% below the national average, so a $23,308 salary here buys what about $25,101 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to fine and studio arts, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$61,880Median pay in Indiana. 20,430 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Property Appraisers and Assessors
$60,350Median pay in Indiana. 1,940 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Art Directors
$105,690Median pay in Indiana. 350 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Photographers
$35,960Median pay in Indiana. 810 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
About IU South Bend
Fine and Studio Arts ranks 15th of 15 bachelor's programs at IU South Bend by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($67,253), Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($55,314), and Computer Science ($53,743).
Other fine and studio arts bachelor's programs near South Bend
Common questions
The median graduate earns $23,308 one year after graduating. The median across fine and studio arts bachelor's programs in Indiana is $28,090.
The median federal loan balance is $25,295, which ranks 6th lowest of 8 fine and studio arts bachelor's programs in Indiana. That works out to about $268 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 109% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 97%. Compare the cost with other Indiana programs before deciding.
Most do. 81% (21 of 26) were working in Indiana one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Indiana comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the fine and studio arts program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024