Associate-2% vs national median901 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 87th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,274
middle 50%: $22,789 – $40,526
Median · 5 years out
$39,596
middle 50%: $28,678 – $52,678
Median · 10 years out
$47,233
middle 50%: $34,094 – $64,155
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 graduates earn $31k in their first year. Median salaries reach $47k 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?
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
10.7 yrs
≈ $12,655 total interest
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$39,758 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$39,688 · 5 yrs out
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$39,682 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$39,670 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
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$39,655 · 5 yrs out
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$39,609 · 5 yrs out
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$39,556 · 5 yrs out
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$39,449 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$39,222 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$39,216 · 5 yrs out
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