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Associate-17% vs national median68 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5

Ranked 172nd of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,523
middle 50%: $19,593 – $34,840
Median · 5 years out
$33,372
middle 50%: $27,525 – $40,037
Median · 10 years out
$43,948
middle 50%: $36,805 – $57,867

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

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5's associate program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $26,523 one year after graduating, rising to $43,948 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $40,342 for this field, ranking 172nd of 189 reporting programs.

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
12.5 yrs
≈ $15,544 total interest

Same major at other universities

South Texas College
$34,107 · 5 yrs out
Tompkins Cortland Community College
$34,040 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$33,960 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$33,861 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$33,604 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$33,209 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$33,128 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$33,078 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$32,807 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$32,743 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$68,782 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,222 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$58,683 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,114 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,669 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, Other (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,817 · 5 yrs out

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