Associate-11% vs national median399 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at Northwest College
Ranked 151st of 189 associate programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,119
middle 50%: $20,939 – $35,882
Median · 5 years out
$35,742
middle 50%: $27,632 – $44,206
Median · 10 years out
$44,165
middle 50%: $32,953 – $61,014
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
Northwest College Visual and Performing Arts associates start with a $27k median salary. Earnings rise to $36k by year five and $44k by year ten.
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
12 yrs
≈ $14,707 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tulsa Community College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Broome Community College
$36,043 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$35,899 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$35,853 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$35,709 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$35,528 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$35,495 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$35,474 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$35,253 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$35,233 · 5 yrs out
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$79,471 · 5 yrs out
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$79,471 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$73,904 · 5 yrs out
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$70,641 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$60,272 · 5 yrs out
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$60,272 · 5 yrs out
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$57,471 · 5 yrs out
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$57,471 · 5 yrs out
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$49,659 · 5 yrs out