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Design and Applied Arts at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Ranked 37th of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,867
middle 50%: $27,622 – $47,529
Median · 5 years out
$44,129
middle 50%: $33,639 – $56,116
Median · 10 years out
$50,831
middle 50%: $38,120 – $69,441

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

Graduates of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College's associate program in Design and Applied Arts earn a median $37,867 one year after graduating, rising to $50,831 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $43,216 for this field, ranking 37th of 124 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,530 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Suffolk County Community College
$44,283 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$44,249 · 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
Joliet Junior College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Central Lakes College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out

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