Associate-11% vs national median172 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
Ranked 84th of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,777
middle 50%: $22,632 – $42,309
Median · 5 years out
$38,668
middle 50%: $29,421 – $50,858
Median · 10 years out
$45,365
middle 50%: $31,237 – $58,511
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Design and Applied Arts (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Ivy Tech Community College Design and Applied Arts graduates earn $32k in year one. Salaries increase to $45k 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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
10.9 yrs
≈ $12,863 total interest
Same major at other universities
Amarillo College
$39,021 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$38,907 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$38,829 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$38,787 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$38,668 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$38,649 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$38,605 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$38,074 · 5 yrs out
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$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$76,854 · 5 yrs out
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$75,612 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,685 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,164 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$60,861 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$54,339 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$53,724 · 5 yrs out
Legal Support Services (Associate)
$52,354 · 5 yrs out