Associate+3% vs national median147 grads tracked
Graphic Communications at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 18th of 51 associate programs in Graphic Communications by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,758
middle 50%: $23,515 – $48,334
Median · 5 years out
$43,047
middle 50%: $28,474 – $56,688
Median · 10 years out
$47,939
middle 50%: $30,837 – $61,003
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Graphic Communications (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graphic Communications graduates from Tidewater Community College earn a median first-year salary of $34k. Earnings grow to $43k by the fifth year and reach $48k by the tenth year.
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
9.9 yrs
≈ $11,488 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lone Star College System
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$43,901 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$43,523 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$42,878 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$42,596 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$41,643 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$41,635 · 5 yrs out
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