Associate-9% vs national median242 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Mt. Hood Community College
Ranked 134th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,608
middle 50%: $23,173 – $39,614
Median · 5 years out
$36,903
middle 50%: $28,969 – $55,621
Median · 10 years out
$43,588
middle 50%: $35,233 – $54,522
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
Associate degree graduates in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median of $30,608 in their first year. This salary grows to $43,588 by the tenth year of employment.
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
11.5 yrs
≈ $13,653 total interest
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Onondaga Community College
$37,109 · 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
Lincoln Land Community College
$36,903 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$36,776 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$36,722 · 5 yrs out
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$36,674 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$36,591 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$36,560 · 5 yrs out
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