Associate's · Visual and Performing Arts

Design and Applied Arts (Associate's): earnings by school

116 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$33,406
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$37,466
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$12,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 95 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $33,515 and $41,986. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
The New School NY$62,840$66,896$14,750
Portland Community College OR—$50,811—
College of DuPage IL$38,049$50,264$13,000
Waukesha County Technical College WI$38,026$49,509—
Minneapolis Community and Technical College MN$39,951$48,952$17,646
CUNY New York City College of Technology NY—$48,833—
Johnson County Community College KS$40,087$48,084$8,000
Central Piedmont Community College NC$31,367$47,967—
Madison Area Technical College WI$40,042$47,515$15,125
Middlesex Community College MA—$47,167—
Scottsdale Community College AZ—$46,898—
Dunwoody College of Technology MN$37,337$46,361—
Kirkwood Community College IA$45,405——
Fashion Institute of Technology NY$34,900$45,096$12,000
Arapahoe Community College CO$39,058$44,888$15,125
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY$27,921$44,831—
Dallas College TX$44,607——
New England Institute of Technology RI$33,093$44,313$12,000
Alexandria Technical & Community College MN$41,132$44,165$12,000
Saint Louis Community College MO$32,693$43,874—
San Diego City College CA$43,786——
Seattle Central College WA$48,848$43,416—
Seminole State College of Florida FL—$43,175—
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology OK—$43,131—
Metropolitan Community College Area NE$37,105$42,343$9,628
Spokane Falls Community College WA$29,584$42,113$19,000
Wake Technical Community College NC$33,655$41,986$10,500
Owens Community College OH—$41,595—
Austin Community College District TX$37,946$41,552$10,724
Northampton County Area Community College PA$22,531$41,282$14,125
Northern Virginia Community College VA$41,662$41,159$10,820
Palm Beach State College FL$43,922$40,966—
Salt Lake Community College UT$36,036$40,740$9,000
Academy of Art University CA—$40,595$33,500
Fox Valley Technical College WI$34,108$40,534$8,186
Collin County Community College District TX$28,337$40,300—
Monroe Community College NY$32,407$39,328$12,000
Luzerne County Community College PA—$39,244—
Hawkeye Community College IA—$38,795—
Full Sail University FL$27,590$38,716$21,000
Forsyth Technical Community College NC—$38,367—
Western Technical College WI$29,767$38,303$11,660
Bismarck State College ND—$37,776—
Rasmussen University-Florida FL$34,643$37,689$22,778
Rasmussen University-Minnesota MN$34,643$37,689$22,778
Rasmussen University-North Dakota ND$34,643$37,689$22,778
Rasmussen University-Illinois IL$34,643$37,689$22,778
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin WI$34,643$37,689$22,778
Rasmussen University-Kansas KS$34,643$37,689$22,778
Northwest College WY—$37,672—
Nassau Community College NY—$37,466$10,750
Mohawk Valley Community College NY—$37,280$10,125
Macomb Community College MI$20,978$37,216—
Sinclair Community College OH$39,774$37,187—
Suffolk County Community College NY—$37,147—
College of Southern Nevada NV$31,860$37,133—
Des Moines Area Community College IA$36,845$36,996$11,000
William Rainey Harper College IL$36,878——
Chattanooga State Community College TN$31,651$36,691$11,500
Montana State University MT$41,009$36,357$14,500
Horry-Georgetown Technical College SC$24,024$36,262—
Lehigh Carbon Community College PA$26,162$36,208—
Century College MN$37,469$35,917$12,192
Harrisburg Area Community College PA$42,279$35,131$11,000
Roosevelt University IL—$35,066—
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North NY$33,801$34,606—
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo NY$33,801$34,606—
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece NY$33,801$34,606—
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa WI$33,801$34,606—
Springfield Technical Community College MA—$34,598—
Columbus State Community College OH—$34,540$15,000
Randolph Community College NC$34,430——
Connecticut State Community College CT$25,381$34,324—
Vet Tech Institute of Indiana IN$30,128$34,242—
Phoenix College AZ$33,915——
Gateway Technical College WI$26,956$33,848—
Guilford Technical Community College NC$37,041$33,521—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$33,609$33,515$9,500
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$30,994$33,449$14,250
Pellissippi State Community College TN$33,247——
Texas State Technical College TX$26,028$32,604—
Lanier Technical College GA$32,459——
Montgomery College MD—$32,319—
Chemeketa Community College OR$31,652——
Gwinnett Technical College GA$35,197$31,343—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$31,288——
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College OH$31,288——
Cuyahoga Community College District OH$33,565$30,936$8,975
Moraine Park Technical College WI$30,892——
CUNY Hostos Community College NY$21,728$30,848—
Pima Community College AZ—$30,813—
Delgado Community College LA$25,037$30,671—
Houston City College TX$42,248$30,434—
CUNY Kingsborough Community College NY$24,309$30,135—
Rowan College at Burlington County NJ—$29,790—
Onondaga Community College NY$28,006$29,787$9,579
El Paso Community College TX$29,454——
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL$26,807$29,280$18,500
Tidewater Community College VA$22,913$28,976$8,250
Hinds Community College MS$28,440——
Chattahoochee Technical College GA$28,118——
Henry Ford College MI$26,723$27,504$15,250
Harcum College PA$26,962——
Oakland Community College MI$26,631——
Pratt Institute-Main NY$22,628$26,557$12,000
Miami Dade College FL$24,840——
North Idaho College ID$24,412——
South Texas College TX$14,287$23,961—
Trident Technical College SC$23,185—$5,834
Oklahoma City Community College OK$23,040——
Guam Community College GU—$22,238—
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian PR—$20,282—
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan PR—$20,282—
EDP University of Puerto Rico-Humacao PR—$20,282—
EDP University of Puerto Rico-Manati PR—$20,282—
EDP University of Puerto Rico-Caguas PR—$20,282—