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Associate-16% vs national median215 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Niagara County Community College

Ranked 168th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$21,909
middle 50%: $17,287 – $27,068
Median · 5 years out
$33,960
middle 50%: $24,433 – $46,016
Median · 10 years out
$44,539
middle 50%: $32,920 – $59,953

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 Niagara County Community College earn $22k in their first year. Medians reach $34k at five years and $45k at 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
12.8 yrs
≈ $16,491 total interest

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