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Associate-1% vs national median137 grads tracked

Precision Production at Fashion Institute of Technology

Ranked 49th of 107 associate programs in Precision Production by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,805
middle 50%: $31,340 – $61,889
Median · 5 years out
$61,085
middle 50%: $45,075 – $82,785
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $50,995 – $115,731

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Precision Production (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Fashion Institute of Technology's associate program in Precision Production earn a median $44,805 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $61,545 for this field, ranking 49th of 107 reporting programs.

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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,704 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lake Superior College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$62,278 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$60,342 · 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

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