Associate's · Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts (Associate's): earnings by school

29 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$25,772
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$32,032
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$11,248
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 28 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $29,816 and $37,769. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
San Diego City College CA—$71,302—
Northern Essex Community College MA—$44,615—
Erie Community College NY—$43,596—
Cumberland University TN—$42,827—
County College of Morris NJ—$41,171—
Bristol Community College MA$27,381$38,470$12,000
Montgomery County Community College PA—$37,769$10,929
Austin Community College District TX$32,025$36,991$9,000
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY$26,322$36,502—
Connecticut State Community College CT$21,577$34,728—
Holyoke Community College MA—$34,441—
Community College of Rhode Island RI$25,196$33,659—
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College NY$19,109$32,956—
Full Sail University FL$27,960$32,703$26,250
Hudson County Community College NJ$26,425$31,361—
Community College of Philadelphia PA—$31,136$11,000
Itawamba Community College MS—$30,518—
Monroe Community College NY—$30,473—
Fashion Institute of Technology NY$27,462$30,454$11,497
Pasadena City College CA—$30,107—
Santa Ana College CA—$29,816—
El Paso Community College TX$19,187$28,829—
Nassau Community College NY$14,313$28,086—
CUNY Queensborough Community College NY—$26,984—
Hudson Valley Community College NY—$25,831—
Delta College MI$25,153$25,251—
Rose State College OK$25,221——
College of Southern Nevada NV$28,077$23,204—
Antelope Valley Community College District CA—$17,588—