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Associate+10% vs national median905 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Nassau Community College

Ranked 32nd of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,211
middle 50%: $22,047 – $43,300
Median · 5 years out
$44,230
middle 50%: $29,935 – $60,357
Median · 10 years out
$60,857
middle 50%: $38,643 – $82,069

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 students at Nassau Community College earn a median of $30k in their first year. Ten-year median pay reaches $61k.

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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,492 total interest

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