Associate+10% vs national median570 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Ranked 33rd of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,367
middle 50%: $23,073 – $44,497
Median · 5 years out
$44,206
middle 50%: $32,883 – $61,533
Median · 10 years out
$53,485
middle 50%: $38,092 – $76,487
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
Visual and Performing Arts graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College earn a median $30k in year one. Year-10 median salaries reach $53k.
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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,685 total interest
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$45,571 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$45,525 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$44,737 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
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$43,753 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
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Des Moines Area Community College
$43,216 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$42,934 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
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