Associate-32% vs national median154 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at El Paso Community College
Ranked 124th of 124 associate programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,558
middle 50%: $18,580 – $32,595
Median · 5 years out
$29,214
middle 50%: $22,925 – $39,579
Median · 10 years out
$41,695
middle 50%: $27,071 – $56,720
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
El Paso Community College Design and Applied Arts students earn a median of $25k in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $42k.
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
13.8 yrs
≈ $17,786 total interest
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$35,528 · 5 yrs out
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$35,495 · 5 yrs out
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$35,253 · 5 yrs out
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$34,840 · 5 yrs out
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$34,188 · 5 yrs out
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$34,040 · 5 yrs out
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$33,372 · 5 yrs out
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$33,372 · 5 yrs out
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$32,743 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at El Paso Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,722 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$77,857 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$77,847 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,598 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,240 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,247 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,717 · 5 yrs out