Associate+27% vs national median412 grads tracked
Fine and Studio Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology
Ranked 1st of 51 associate programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,930
middle 50%: $21,209 – $46,012
Median · 5 years out
$47,502
middle 50%: $31,905 – $65,805
Median · 10 years out
$66,986
middle 50%: $45,300 – $91,796
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Fine and Studio Arts associates earn a median of $30k in their first year. Earnings reach $67k 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,922 total interest
Same major at other universities
Oklahoma City Community College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$41,525 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$41,079 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$39,482 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$39,081 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$38,623 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Fashion Institute of Technology
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$172,360 · 5 yrs out
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's)
$76,730 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$76,045 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$74,419 · 5 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's)
$74,419 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$70,659 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,284 · 5 yrs out