Associate-7% vs national median417 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
Ranked 122nd of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,043
middle 50%: $19,051 – $32,486
Median · 5 years out
$37,487
middle 50%: $28,092 – $49,855
Median · 10 years out
$48,339
middle 50%: $33,586 – $64,050
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 at Mohawk Valley Community College earn $25,043 in their first year. Median earnings reach $48,339 after a decade.
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
11.4 yrs
≈ $14,368 total interest
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$37,984 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$37,935 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$37,935 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$37,841 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$37,736 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$37,379 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$37,374 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$37,341 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$37,316 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$37,179 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$37,109 · 5 yrs out
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$95,830 · 5 yrs out
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$81,295 · 5 yrs out
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$73,565 · 5 yrs out
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$68,891 · 5 yrs out
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