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Visual and Performing Arts, General.

Associate's Degree•90 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($34,099)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,680 - $37,269)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($33,865)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,680 - $37,269)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($33,865)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,680 - $37,269)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale
VA
$49,551
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$5,880
/yr
-
+$33k
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale
AZ
-
Nat: $32,799
$10,569
/yr
-
-$0
South Arkansas College
El Dorado
AR
-
Nat: $32,799
$5,607
/yr
-
-$0
Academy of Art University
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$41,747
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Barstow Community College
Barstow
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$7,373
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Citrus College
Glendora
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$850
/yr
-
-$0
Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$12,259
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$17,769
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Fullerton College
Fullerton
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,302
/yr
-
-$0
Hartnell College
Salinas
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
-
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach City College
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,192
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Mission College
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$4,223
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Ohlone College
Fremont
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$6,828
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$23,913
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$21,008
/yr
-
-$0
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$2,451
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,693
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,096
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
West Valley College
Saratoga
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,033
/yr
-
-$0
Andrew College
Cuthbert
GA
-
Nat: $32,799
$23,067
/yr
-
-$0
Gordon State College
Barnesville
GA
-
Nat: $32,799
$8,779
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills
IL
-
Nat: $32,799
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Butler Community College
El Dorado
KS
-
Nat: $32,799
$16,838
/yr
-
-$0
Cecil College
North East
MD
-
Nat: $32,799
$7,720
/yr
-
-$0
Harford Community College
Bel Air
MD
-
Nat: $32,799
$5,493
/yr
-
-$0
Montgomery College
Rockville
MD
-
Nat: $32,799
$14,317
/yr
-
-$0
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield
MA
-
Nat: $32,799
$8,257
/yr
-
-$0
Alpena
MI
-
Nat: $32,799
$3,238
/yr
-
-$0
Mott Community College
Flint
MI
-
Nat: $32,799
$9,438
/yr
-
-$0
Mid Michigan College
Harrison
MI
-
Nat: $32,799
$5,846
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $32,799
$17,954
/yr
-
-$0
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale
MS
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,198
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $32,799
$3,276
/yr
-
-$0
State Fair Community College
Sedalia
MO
-
Nat: $32,799
$9,656
/yr
-
-$0
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $32,799
$4,948
/yr
-
-$0
Ocean County College
Toms River
NJ
-
Nat: $32,799
$17,153
/yr
-
-$0
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $32,799
$1,844
/yr
-
-$0
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $32,799
$6,313
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe
NM
-
Nat: $32,799
$6,863
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $32,799
$3,914
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $32,799
$3,726
/yr
-
-$0
Genesee Community College
Batavia
NY
-
Nat: $32,799
$8,903
/yr
-
-$0
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
NY
-
Nat: $32,799
$5,717
/yr
-
-$0
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge
NY
-
Nat: $32,799
$4,351
/yr
-
-$0
Clark State College
Springfield
OH
-
Nat: $32,799
$10,176
/yr
-
-$0
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin
TN
-
Nat: $32,799
$10,508
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $32,799
$2,445
/yr
$11,000
-$0
Navarro College
Corsicana
TX
-
Nat: $32,799
$15,500
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $32,799
$6,144
/yr
-
-$0
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville
VA
-
Nat: $32,799
$9,613
/yr
-
-$0
Watertown
WI
-
Nat: $32,799
$27,172
/yr
-
-$0
University of Advancing Technology
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $32,799
$21,463
/yr
-
-$0
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler
AZ
-
Nat: $32,799
$10,579
/yr
-
-$0
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville
AR
-
Nat: $32,799
$4,139
/yr
-
-$0
Copper Mountain Community College
Joshua Tree
CA
-
Nat: $32,799
$9,404
/yr
-
-$0
Coconino Community College
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $32,799
$7,206
/yr
-
-$0
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg
PA
$40,878
Nat: $32,799
5yr Post-Grad
$10,627
/yr
-
-$71k
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena
TX
$36,746
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$1,807
/yr
-
-$88k
Victor Valley College
Victorville
CA
$35,076
Nat: $32,799
5yr Post-Grad
$1,182
/yr
-
-$111k
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
MN
$37,269
Nat: $32,799
5yr Post-Grad
$16,180
/yr
-
-$117k
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
NY
$34,099
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$5,315
/yr
-
-$122k
NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord
NH
$34,996
Nat: $32,799
5yr Post-Grad
$10,176
/yr
-
-$129k
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
NY
$33,631
Nat: $32,799
5yr Post-Grad
$2,955
/yr
-
-$129k
Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore
MD
$32,927
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$6,920
/yr
-
-$137k
Pima Community College
Tucson
AZ
$32,912
Nat: $32,799
5yr Post-Grad
$3,976
/yr
$7,000
-$138k
Full Sail University
Winter Park
FL
$38,049
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$37,401
/yr
$22,728
-$140k
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie
NY
$31,680
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$9,309
/yr
-
-$154k
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx
NY
$28,482
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$3,613
/yr
-
-$176k
Middlesex College
Edison
NJ
$28,432
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$4,122
/yr
-
-$178k
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside
NY
$27,011
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$2,114
/yr
-
-$189k
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
Dallas
TX
$27,042
Nat: $32,799
4yr Post-Grad
$23,162
/yr
-
-$227k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).