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Associate+9% vs national median117 grads tracked

Design and Applied Arts at Housatonic Community College

Ranked 22nd of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,455
middle 50%: $22,124 – $43,384
Median · 5 years out
$47,119
middle 50%: $36,032 – $63,411
Median · 10 years out
$50,129
middle 50%: $36,805 – $72,585

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

Graduates of Housatonic Community College's associate program in Design and Applied Arts earn a median $32,455 one year after graduating, rising to $50,129 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $43,216 for this field, ranking 22nd of 124 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,958 total interest

Same major at other universities

Nassau Community College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$47,631 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$47,521 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$47,297 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$46,948 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$46,803 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$46,784 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$46,116 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Housatonic Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$95,148 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,864 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$64,682 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$59,149 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Associate)
$58,590 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$58,016 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Associate)
$56,419 · 5 yrs out

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