Associate-19% vs national median341 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
Ranked 179th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$23,319
middle 50%: $17,991 – $28,641
Median · 5 years out
$32,540
middle 50%: $24,926 – $43,203
Median · 10 years out
$45,365
middle 50%: $33,286 – $60,518
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 alumni earn a median of $23k in their first year. Five-year earnings reach $33k, while ten-year salaries climb to $45k.
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
12.8 yrs
≈ $16,446 total interest
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$33,209 · 5 yrs out
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$33,128 · 5 yrs out
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$33,078 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$32,807 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$32,743 · 5 yrs out
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$32,393 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$32,305 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$32,172 · 5 yrs out
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$31,452 · 5 yrs out
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$31,275 · 5 yrs out
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$31,171 · 5 yrs out
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