Associate+47% vs national median4,017 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology
Ranked 3rd of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,525
middle 50%: $22,259 – $51,632
Median · 5 years out
$59,346
middle 50%: $41,767 – $76,723
Median · 10 years out
$78,610
middle 50%: $53,024 – $107,406
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 earn $34k in their first year. Median pay reaches $79k by year 10.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $9,026 total interest
Same major at other universities
Bunker Hill Community College
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$54,306 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$53,258 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$50,227 · 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