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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Grayson College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$45,571 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$45,525 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$44,737 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$43,753 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$43,699 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$43,216 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$42,934 · 5 yrs out
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$108,300 · 5 yrs out
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$107,848 · 5 yrs out
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$97,988 · 5 yrs out
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$95,344 · 5 yrs out
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$90,933 · 5 yrs out
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$79,576 · 5 yrs out
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$79,471 · 5 yrs out
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$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$72,273 · 5 yrs out