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Associate-19% vs national median57 grads tracked

Visual and Performing Arts at Lee College

Ranked 177th of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,377
middle 50%: $27,453 – $73,157
Median · 5 years out
$32,807
middle 50%: $25,311 – $45,480
Median · 10 years out
$46,298
middle 50%: $32,393 – $64,402

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 Lee College's associate program in Visual and Performing Arts earn a median $38,377 one year after graduating, rising to $46,298 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $40,342 for this field, ranking 177th 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
11 yrs
≈ $12,745 total interest

Same major at other universities

Virginia Peninsula Community College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$33,209 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$33,128 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$33,078 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$32,883 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$32,743 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$32,540 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$32,305 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$32,172 · 5 yrs out
Cayuga Community College
$31,452 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lee College

Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$129,180 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$129,180 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Associate)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$124,854 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$122,149 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$114,306 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$111,636 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$111,636 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$105,113 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$98,792 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$97,592 · 5 yrs out

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