Associate+5% vs national median172 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Elgin Community College
Ranked 49th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,819
middle 50%: $23,771 – $44,087
Median · 5 years out
$42,371
middle 50%: $30,775 – $56,563
Median · 10 years out
$55,307
middle 50%: $39,458 – $77,712
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 graduates from this Illinois college earn a median of $34k in their first year. Salaries grow to $42k after five years and $55k after ten years.
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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,350 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$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
San Jacinto Community College District
$42,646 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$42,527 · 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
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
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$79,834 · 5 yrs out
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$76,251 · 5 yrs out
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$75,786 · 5 yrs out
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$75,752 · 5 yrs out
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$75,598 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
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$67,887 · 5 yrs out
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$67,887 · 5 yrs out