Associate-1% vs national median283 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Ranked 80th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,462
middle 50%: $22,878 – $38,373
Median · 5 years out
$39,758
middle 50%: $29,027 – $52,460
Median · 10 years out
$54,679
middle 50%: $42,596 – $66,418
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
Ivy Tech Community College Visual and Performing Arts majors earn a $30k median salary in their first year. Earnings reach $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?
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
10.1 yrs
≈ $12,422 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Hennepin Community College
$40,018 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$40,018 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$39,929 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$39,688 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$39,682 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$39,670 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$39,609 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
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$138,470 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$95,552 · 5 yrs out
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$95,419 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$93,149 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$91,528 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$84,947 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$84,568 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out