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Associate+59% vs national median138 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Bunker Hill Community College

Ranked 1st of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,905
middle 50%: $21,405 – $43,554
Median · 5 years out
$64,138
middle 50%: $36,560 – $74,612
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Bunker Hill Community College's associate program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $31,905 one year after graduating, rising to $64,138 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 59% above the national median of $40,342 for this field, ranking 1st 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,874 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$59,346 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$54,306 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Bunker Hill Community College

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$147,995 · 5 yrs out
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$147,995 · 5 yrs out
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$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
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$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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