The following article clearly reveals that those who study the arts tend to follow their passions successfully. The flip side is the average salary is less than optimal at $34,000 / year (although this is still a decent salary depending on where you live in the USA ). Additionally, artists tended to be exceptional entrepreneurs, feeding our economy and our creative business sector.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/05/03/graduates_of_arts_programs_fare_better_in_job_market_than_assumed
Those who left the profession did so for a more steady income (and I would assume benefits). Ultimately, one can find a successful life path as a practicing artist until a desire for family, health insurance, a home, mortgage, etc come in to play. At that point, someone in the household needs to provide a framework of financial stability. Until the United States figure out our health care and supports individuals over corporations, the artist will have to make choices that your average career path would not.
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