Associate0% vs national median213 grads tracked
Graphic Communications at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 23rd of 51 associate programs in Graphic Communications by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,195
middle 50%: $21,422 – $37,549
Median · 5 years out
$41,643
middle 50%: $30,742 – $49,570
Median · 10 years out
$45,053
middle 50%: $37,105 – $56,563
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Graphic Communications (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kirkwood Community College graphic communications graduates earn a median $29k in their first year. Year-five salaries average $42k.
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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,759 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southwestern Illinois College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$42,878 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$41,635 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$41,093 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$40,680 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$67,675 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
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$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
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$65,062 · 5 yrs out