Associate+6% vs national median329 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Houston Community College
Ranked 38th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,398
middle 50%: $24,213 – $50,881
Median · 5 years out
$42,934
middle 50%: $30,286 – $63,346
Median · 10 years out
$53,343
middle 50%: $35,340 – $72,014
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 alumni earn a median of $33k during their first year. Five-year medians reach $43k, while ten-year earnings hit $53k.
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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,387 total interest
Same major at other universities
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$44,230 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$43,753 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$43,699 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$43,216 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$42,897 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$42,822 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$42,686 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
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