Design and Applied Arts at Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT · Associate's Degree · about 67 graduates a year

$34,227
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$40,740
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$38,127
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#30 of 90
Rank by pay
#49 of 90
Rank, wage-adjusted
$10,088
Median federal debt

Salt Lake Community College graduates in design and applied arts earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Salt Lake Community College Compares for Design and Applied Arts

All 90 colleges reporting design and applied arts earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1The New School New York, NY$66,896$63,671#1$44,640
2Portland Community College Portland, OR$50,811$51,110#4$26,285
3College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL$50,264$49,384#7$31,463
4Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI$49,509$51,516#2$39,095
5Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN$48,952$46,760#11$40,230
6CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY$48,833$46,479#12—
7Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS$48,084$49,919#5$32,030
8Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC$47,967$51,475#3$30,979
9Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI$47,515$49,442#6$30,710
10Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA$47,167$41,535#28—
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27Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA$41,282$41,984#26$19,022
28Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$41,159$37,479#51$33,232
29Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL$40,966$43,603#19$36,768
30Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT$40,740$38,612#49$34,227
31Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA$40,595$36,939#54$26,478
32Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI$40,534$42,178#24$32,673
33Collin County Community College District Mckinney, TX$40,300$40,973#31$33,456

Other Majors at Salt Lake Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,526$64,223#455 of 962
Computer and Information Sciences$74,200$55,961#9 of 122
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$74,178$54,072#121 of 560
Mechanical Engineering$73,388—#2 of 5
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$72,357$51,047#19 of 176
Business/Commerce$62,945$43,359#15 of 205
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$57,824$40,593#14 of 50
Criminal Justice and Corrections$57,197$44,042#46 of 426
Communication and Media Studies$56,408—#6 of 53
Graphic Communications$50,857$23,932#1 of 22
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,687$35,804#102 of 947
Biology$48,740—#14 of 47
Sociology$46,471—#11 of 29
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$46,287$39,676#214 of 237
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,017—#27 of 160
Social Work$42,206—#15 of 36
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$40,799$34,862#345 of 476
Legal Support Services—$39,729—
Psychology$38,455$32,619#61 of 106
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$36,824$31,172#7 of 26
Culinary Arts and Related Services—$31,788—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Salt Lake Community College design and applied arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,227 one year after graduating and $40,740 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Salt Lake Community College rank for design and applied arts?

Among 90 colleges reporting earnings for design and applied arts graduates, Salt Lake Community College ranks #30 by median pay four years after graduation, and #49 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is design and applied arts at Salt Lake Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for design and applied arts ($38,127), and the median federal debt at graduation is $10,088.

← All data for Salt Lake Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.