Highest Earning Associate's Visual & Performing Arts Programs

These are the highest earning associate's visual & performing arts programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with San Diego City College leading at $71,302.

Rank Institution Program State Earnings Completers
1 San Diego City College Fine Arts CA $71,302 12
2 The New School Design & Applied Arts NY $66,896 105
3 Portland Community College Design & Applied Arts OR $50,811 76
4 College of DuPage Design & Applied Arts IL $50,264 37
5 Northern Virginia Community College Visual & Performing Arts VA $49,551 12
6 Waukesha County Technical College Design & Applied Arts WI $49,509 37
7 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Design & Applied Arts MN $48,952 29
8 CUNY New York City College of Technology Design & Applied Arts NY $48,833 21
9 Dallas College Music TX $48,378 13
10 Johnson County Community College Design & Applied Arts KS $48,084 79
11 Central Piedmont Community College Design & Applied Arts NC $47,967 62
12 Madison Area Technical College Design & Applied Arts WI $47,515 72
13 Middlesex Community College Design & Applied Arts MA $47,167 13
14 Austin Community College District Arts & Entertainment Management TX $47,134 58
15 Scottsdale Community College Design & Applied Arts AZ $46,898 39
16 FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Design & Applied Arts CA $46,866 234
17 Fashion Institute of Technology Design & Applied Arts NY $45,096 749
18 Arapahoe Community College Design & Applied Arts CO $44,888 50
19 CUNY LaGuardia Community College Design & Applied Arts NY $44,831 19
20 Northern Essex Community College Fine Arts MA $44,615 12
21 New England Institute of Technology Design & Applied Arts RI $44,313 43
22 Alexandria Technical & Community College Design & Applied Arts MN $44,165 28
23 Saint Louis Community College Design & Applied Arts MO $43,874 44
24 Erie Community College Fine Arts NY $43,596 15
25 Seattle Central College Design & Applied Arts WA $43,416 63
26 Seminole State College of Florida Design & Applied Arts FL $43,175 41
27 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Design & Applied Arts OK $43,131 13
28 Metropolitan Community College Area Design & Applied Arts NE $42,343 64
29 Academy of Art University Film, Video & Photographic Arts CA $42,221 15
30 Spokane Falls Community College Design & Applied Arts WA $42,113 36
31 Wake Technical Community College Design & Applied Arts NC $41,986 79
32 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Film, Video & Photographic Arts MN $41,654 20
33 Owens Community College Design & Applied Arts OH $41,595 12
34 Austin Community College District Design & Applied Arts TX $41,552 67
35 Northampton County Area Community College Design & Applied Arts PA $41,282 29
36 County College of Morris Fine Arts NJ $41,171 53
37 Northern Virginia Community College Design & Applied Arts VA $41,159 60
38 Palm Beach State College Design & Applied Arts FL $40,966 26
39 Scottsdale Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts AZ $40,864 28
40 Salt Lake Community College Design & Applied Arts UT $40,740 67
41 Academy of Art University Design & Applied Arts CA $40,595 15
42 Fox Valley Technical College Design & Applied Arts WI $40,534 35
43 Collin County Community College District Design & Applied Arts TX $40,300 101
44 Oklahoma City Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts OK $40,029 14
45 The Modern College of Design Design & Applied Arts OH $39,430 31
46 Monroe Community College Design & Applied Arts NY $39,328 40
47 Luzerne County Community College Design & Applied Arts PA $39,244 9
48 Hawkeye Community College Design & Applied Arts IA $38,795 7
49 Full Sail University Design & Applied Arts FL $38,716 43
50 Valencia College Music FL $38,507 32

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes associate's programs in CIP family 50 (Visual & Performing Arts) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.