Certificate (under 1 year)-6% vs national median280 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at South Plains College
Ranked 23rd of 43 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,179
middle 50%: $18,576 – $33,436
Median · 5 years out
$38,806
middle 50%: $28,878 – $50,563
Median · 10 years out
$49,979
middle 50%: $34,707 – $69,368
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Visual and Performing Arts certificate students at South Plains College earn $25k in year one. Ten-year medians reach $50k.
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
11.1 yrs
≈ $13,908 total interest
Same major at other universities
Mt. Hood Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$41,887 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$40,037 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$38,540 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$38,298 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$38,202 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$37,247 · 5 yrs out
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$90,582 · 5 yrs out
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$81,251 · 5 yrs out
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$70,298 · 5 yrs out
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$67,403 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out