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Associate+13% vs national median129 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Pikes Peak State College

Ranked 28th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,394
middle 50%: $23,883 – $41,019
Median · 5 years out
$45,525
middle 50%: $32,038 – $55,906
Median · 10 years out
$50,676
middle 50%: $37,867 – $68,203

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Pikes Peak State College's associate program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $31,394 one year after graduating, rising to $50,676 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $40,342 for this field, ranking 28th of 189 reporting programs.

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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,377 total interest

Same major at other universities

Arapahoe Community College
$46,602 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$46,555 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$46,359 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$45,979 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$45,571 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$44,737 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$44,230 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$43,753 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Pikes Peak State College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$92,914 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,105 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$70,713 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$68,222 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,266 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$60,761 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out

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