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Associate+21% vs national median418 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Dakota County Technical College

Ranked 12th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,154
middle 50%: $26,982 – $47,392
Median · 5 years out
$48,822
middle 50%: $35,715 – $62,774
Median · 10 years out
$57,584
middle 50%: $40,793 – $76,792

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

Dakota County Technical College visual arts graduates start with a $36,154 median salary. This increases to $57,584 after a decade.

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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,000 total interest

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