Associate-11% vs national median269 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
Ranked 149th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,890
middle 50%: $19,748 – $38,780
Median · 5 years out
$35,853
middle 50%: $24,826 – $52,636
Median · 10 years out
$52,165
middle 50%: $35,986 – $85,137
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 associates from CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College start at $27k. Mid-career earnings reach $36k.
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
11.1 yrs
≈ $14,076 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tyler Junior College
$36,368 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$36,322 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Broome Community College
$36,043 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$35,899 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$35,742 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$35,709 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$35,528 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$35,495 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$35,474 · 5 yrs out
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$110,169 · 5 yrs out
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$108,576 · 5 yrs out
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$105,720 · 5 yrs out
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$91,518 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
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$66,986 · 5 yrs out
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$64,996 · 5 yrs out
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$62,653 · 5 yrs out
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$57,762 · 5 yrs out
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$57,514 · 5 yrs out
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$57,514 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$56,519 · 5 yrs out