Associate+5% vs national median318 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Manchester Community College
Ranked 52nd of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,374
middle 50%: $20,853 – $42,698
Median · 5 years out
$42,196
middle 50%: $29,978 – $58,897
Median · 10 years out
$52,636
middle 50%: $34,173 – $71,585
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
Visual and Performing Arts associate degree holders at Manchester Community College earn $30,374 in year one. Median earnings grow to $52,636 by year ten.
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 yrs
≈ $12,068 total interest
Same major at other universities
San Jacinto Community College District
$42,646 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$42,527 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$42,235 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$41,768 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$41,624 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$41,605 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$41,525 · 5 yrs out
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$98,392 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,404 · 5 yrs out
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$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
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$77,901 · 5 yrs out
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$77,901 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$75,525 · 5 yrs out
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$75,158 · 5 yrs out
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