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Associate+32% vs national median81 grads tracked

Design and Applied Arts at Bunker Hill Community College

Ranked 3rd of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,861
middle 50%: $21,292 – $49,855
Median · 5 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $36,674 – $71,899
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Bunker Hill Community College's associate program in Design and Applied Arts earn a median $33,861 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 32% above the national median of $43,216 for this field, ranking 3rd of 124 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,380 total interest

Same major at other universities

Fashion Institute of Technology
$60,470 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$56,607 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$53,258 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$50,919 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Bunker Hill Community College

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$147,995 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$147,995 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$90,151 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$86,788 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$85,683 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$83,978 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,486 · 5 yrs out

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