Associate-7% vs national median273 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Delgado Community College
Ranked 124th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,657
middle 50%: $22,844 – $39,746
Median · 5 years out
$37,374
middle 50%: $26,961 – $50,687
Median · 10 years out
$45,466
middle 50%: $33,141 – $64,005
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
Delgado Community College graduates in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median of $29,657 in their first year. Ten-year earnings reach $45k.
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
11.3 yrs
≈ $13,602 total interest
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Rend Lake College
$37,935 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$37,841 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$37,736 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$37,487 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$37,379 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$37,341 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$37,316 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$37,179 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$37,109 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$36,985 · 5 yrs out
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