Associate+2% vs national median383 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at Suffolk County Community College
Ranked 35th of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,135
middle 50%: $22,399 – $46,815
Median · 5 years out
$44,283
middle 50%: $31,265 – $60,783
Median · 10 years out
$58,284
middle 50%: $41,393 – $75,672
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Design and Applied Arts (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Design and Applied Arts students at Suffolk County Community College earn a median of $32k initially. Salaries reach $58k 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?
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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
≈ $11,239 total interest
Same major at other universities
Navarro College
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$45,591 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$45,571 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$45,543 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$45,194 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$45,014 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$43,216 · 5 yrs out
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$121,761 · 5 yrs out
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$102,603 · 5 yrs out
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$93,505 · 5 yrs out
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$92,769 · 5 yrs out
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$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$75,586 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,243 · 5 yrs out
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$69,281 · 5 yrs out