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Associate+43% vs national median192 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Dallas College

Ranked 4th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,887
middle 50%: $28,507 – $55,621
Median · 5 years out
$57,619
middle 50%: $44,060 – $75,281
Median · 10 years out
$65,590
middle 50%: $45,413 – $97,992

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

Graduates of Dallas College's associate program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $41,887 one year after graduating, rising to $65,590 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 43% above the national median of $40,342 for this field, ranking 4th of 189 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,296 total interest

Same major at other universities

Bunker Hill Community College
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$59,346 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$54,306 · 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
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$49,855 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Dallas College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$91,898 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$88,854 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$87,013 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$84,216 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$81,624 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$81,344 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$75,724 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$73,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$70,934 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,599 · 5 yrs out

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