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Associate+8% vs national median175 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Housatonic Community College

Ranked 35th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,904
middle 50%: $20,121 – $42,956
Median · 5 years out
$43,699
middle 50%: $32,044 – $57,471
Median · 10 years out
$47,856
middle 50%: $35,823 – $70,870

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 Housatonic Community College's associate program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $29,904 one year after graduating, rising to $47,856 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $40,342 for this field, ranking 35th 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
10.2 yrs
≈ $12,069 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Des Moines Area Community College
$43,216 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$42,934 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$42,897 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$42,822 · 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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