Associate+8% vs national median203 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Kilgore College
Ranked 34th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,055
middle 50%: $21,160 – $41,863
Median · 5 years out
$43,753
middle 50%: $31,194 – $57,769
Median · 10 years out
$55,464
middle 50%: $39,119 – $71,441
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 graduates from Kilgore College earn a $29,055 median salary in year 1. Median earnings rise to $55,464 by year 10.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,923 total interest
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$45,525 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
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$44,737 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$44,249 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$44,230 · 5 yrs out
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$44,206 · 5 yrs out
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$43,699 · 5 yrs out
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$43,216 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$42,934 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,904 · 5 yrs out
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$42,897 · 5 yrs out
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$108,520 · 5 yrs out
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$94,656 · 5 yrs out
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$88,299 · 5 yrs out
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$77,524 · 5 yrs out
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$71,070 · 5 yrs out
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$70,298 · 5 yrs out
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$68,679 · 5 yrs out