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Associate-8% vs national median440 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Onondaga Community College

Ranked 128th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,471
middle 50%: $20,417 – $36,715
Median · 5 years out
$37,109
middle 50%: $26,561 – $49,925
Median · 10 years out
$48,805
middle 50%: $35,360 – $69,310

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

Graduates of Onondaga Community College's associate program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $27,471 one year after graduating, rising to $48,805 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $40,342 for this field, ranking 128th of 189 reporting programs.

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
11.2 yrs
≈ $13,894 total interest

Same major at other universities

Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$37,487 · 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
Orange County Community College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$36,985 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$36,980 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$36,903 · 5 yrs out
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,903 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$36,903 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Onondaga Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$117,305 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$102,529 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$85,473 · 5 yrs out
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$83,758 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,885 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$76,611 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,611 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,135 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out

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