Associate-10% vs national median176 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at Colorado Mountain College
Ranked 81st of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,805
middle 50%: $21,439 – $37,821
Median · 5 years out
$38,829
middle 50%: $28,536 – $50,744
Median · 10 years out
$47,939
middle 50%: $30,600 – $65,035
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Design and Applied Arts (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Colorado Mountain College Design and Applied Arts students earn $29k in their first year. Medians rise to $39k at five years and $48k at ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,279 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$39,342 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$39,163 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$39,021 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$38,907 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$38,787 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$38,668 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$38,668 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$38,649 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$38,605 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$74,191 · 5 yrs out
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$73,728 · 5 yrs out
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$73,217 · 5 yrs out
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$71,899 · 5 yrs out
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