Associate+5% vs national median199 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 47th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,424
middle 50%: $28,292 – $45,557
Median · 5 years out
$42,527
middle 50%: $32,254 – $54,709
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $40,037 – $59,211
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 associates from Kirkwood Community College earn $35k in year one. Median salaries reach $43k by year five and $48k 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,268 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$42,822 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$42,686 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$42,646 · 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
Manchester Community College
$42,196 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
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