Associate-5% vs national median874 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Monroe Community College
Ranked 111th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,883
middle 50%: $19,492 – $33,907
Median · 5 years out
$38,238
middle 50%: $28,532 – $49,921
Median · 10 years out
$48,403
middle 50%: $35,148 – $64,641
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 Monroe Community College earn $26k in their first year. Median earnings reach $48k after ten years.
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
11.3 yrs
≈ $13,999 total interest
Same major at other universities
San Antonio College
$38,562 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$38,450 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$38,341 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$38,255 · 5 yrs out
Cape Cod Community College
$38,226 · 5 yrs out
Normandale Community College
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$38,050 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$37,984 · 5 yrs out
Great Falls College Montana State University
$37,984 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$37,935 · 5 yrs out
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$65,291 · 5 yrs out
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