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Certificate (1-2 years)+65% vs national median177 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology

Ranked 2nd of 31 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$53,767
middle 50%: $34,596 – $73,228
Median · 5 years out
$70,365
middle 50%: $42,235 – $89,353
Median · 10 years out
$90,582
middle 50%: $45,300 – $113,931

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Fashion Institute of Technology's certificate (1-2 years) program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $53,767 one year after graduating, rising to $90,582 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 65% above the national median of $42,570 for this field, ranking 2nd of 31 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?

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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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,395 total interest

Same major at other universities

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$50,676 · 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 (Bachelor's)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,284 · 5 yrs out
Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor's)
$69,284 · 5 yrs out

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