Program Payoff

Fine and Studio Arts programs in Michigan

22 schools in Michigan teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $13,702 at Delta College.

What this work pays in Michigan

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Michigan earn a median of $66,030 a year across 25,540 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Michigan
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$82,9902,410
Art Directors$86,6601,080
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$56,610460
Curators$63,190360
Museum Technicians and Conservators$39,000340

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Delta College University Center Associate's degree $13,702 (16 grads) 14
Adrian College Adrian Associate's degree not published 0
Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba Associate's degree not published 2
Ferris State University Big Rapids Associate's degree not published 0
Glen Oaks Community College Centreville Associate's degree not published 0
Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids Associate's degree not published 14
Henry Ford College Dearborn Associate's degree not published 4
Jackson College Jackson Undergraduate certificate not published 5
Kellogg Community College Battle Creek Undergraduate certificate not published 4
Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor Associate's degree not published 2
Lansing Community College Lansing Associate's degree not published 8
Monroe County Community College Monroe Associate's degree not published 2
Mott Community College Flint Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Muskegon Community College Muskegon Associate's degree not published
North Central Michigan College Petoskey Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Northern Michigan University Marquette Associate's degree not published 11
Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City Associate's degree not published 0
Oakland Community College Auburn Hills Associate's degree not published 3
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia Associate's degree not published 12
Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac Associate's degree not published 6
Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor Associate's degree not published 4

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.