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Associate+28% vs national median92 grads tracked

Design and Applied Arts at Brookhaven College

Ranked 6th of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,425
middle 50%: $26,115 – $52,839
Median · 5 years out
$55,464
middle 50%: $33,617 – $78,738
Median · 10 years out
$56,406
middle 50%: $31,537 – $70,380

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 Brookhaven College's associate program in Design and Applied Arts earn a median $39,425 one year after graduating, rising to $56,406 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% above the national median of $43,216 for this field, ranking 6th 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,833 total interest

Same major at other universities

Fashion Institute of Technology
$60,470 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$56,607 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$53,258 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$49,513 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$48,878 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Brookhaven College

Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,414 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,495 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$79,053 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$69,612 · 5 yrs out
Data Processing (Certificate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out

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