Associate-18% vs national median338 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
Ranked 116th of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,736
middle 50%: $22,155 – $37,873
Median · 5 years out
$35,253
middle 50%: $26,877 – $46,465
Median · 10 years out
$41,405
middle 50%: $31,045 – $55,464
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
Design and Applied Arts students see a median year-1 salary of $29k. Ten-year earnings reach $41k.
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
12.3 yrs
≈ $14,737 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clark State College
$36,322 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$35,966 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$35,528 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$35,495 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$35,269 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$35,263 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Broome Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$34,188 · 5 yrs out
Tompkins Cortland Community College
$34,040 · 5 yrs out
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$33,604 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
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