Associate+6% vs national median226 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Ranked 40th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,132
middle 50%: $26,274 – $47,510
Median · 5 years out
$42,897
middle 50%: $33,128 – $53,435
Median · 10 years out
$52,387
middle 50%: $39,884 – $71,633
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 associates earn a median of $37k initially. This grows to $52k 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
≈ $10,800 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
College Of DuPage
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$42,822 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$42,686 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$42,646 · 5 yrs out
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