Associate-10% vs national median183 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts, General at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
Ranked 11th of 13 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,428
middle 50%: $18,880 – $34,649
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, General (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College graduates in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $25.4k in their first year. Salaries reach $35.9k by year five and $52.2k by year ten.
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
11.3 yrs
≈ $14,388 total interest
Same major at other universities
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$44,737 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$42,576 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$41,525 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$40,550 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$39,777 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$39,043 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$38,738 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$38,226 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$36,444 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$34,421 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
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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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$91,518 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$64,996 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Associate)
$62,653 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$57,762 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$57,514 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$57,514 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$56,519 · 5 yrs out