Design and Applied Arts

621
Schools
Bachelor's
Credential Level
$57,161
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$48,152
25th %ile
$50,842
Median
$54,250
75th %ile
$59,321
Max
$126,932
$48,152 $126,932

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Carnegie Mellon University PA 37 $126,932 $24,500
San Jose State University CA 153 $82,682
Northeastern University MA 49 $81,078 $25,500
The University of Texas at Austin TX 61 $76,309 $18,000
University of California-Irvine CA 0 $75,874
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA 41 $74,666 $26,354
Lawrence Technological University MI 11 $73,249
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA 44 $71,597 $12,250
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY 36 $71,567 $25,000
Art Center College of Design CA 223 $71,547 $31,000
Chapman University CA 27 $69,235 $23,823
University of California-Los Angeles CA 45 $68,882 $19,000
Western Washington University WA 66 $68,445 $19,833
Seattle Pacific University WA 33 $68,201 $25,000
Marist University NY 38 $66,343 $26,644
University of Notre Dame IN 40 $65,839 $19,250
Texas Christian University TX 37 $65,030
Stonehill College MA 11 $62,675
University of Florida FL 54 $62,198 $19,839
Drexel University PA 185 $62,097 $27,000
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA 59 $61,703 $27,000
Southern Methodist University TX 7 $60,807
George Washington University DC 23 $60,610
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA 60 $59,906 $23,900
The College of New Jersey NJ 0 $59,321
California State University-Long Beach CA 130 $58,879 $16,500
Suffolk University MA 29 $58,843 $27,000
Pratt Institute-Main NY 387 $58,684 $26,000
Endicott College MA 35 $58,604 $27,000
Syracuse University NY 98 $58,439 $27,000
St. John's University-New York NY 13 $58,056 $27,000
Temple University PA 54 $57,777 $26,000
San Francisco State University CA 150 $57,556 $15,000
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC 70 $57,533 $19,500
Washington State University WA 34 $57,332 $24,604
Western Michigan University MI 30 $57,047 $27,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ 180 $56,707 $20,702
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH 205 $56,482 $25,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH 43 $56,414 $21,694
University of Southern California CA 33 $56,391 $18,000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN 128 $56,160 $22,500
University of Oregon OR 38 $56,135 $28,000
Rhode Island School of Design RI 144 $55,647 $27,000
College for Creative Studies MI 168 $55,614 $26,000
University of California-Davis CA 235 $55,388 $14,924
California College of the Arts CA 156 $55,004 $27,000
Portland State University OR 83 $54,977 $23,100
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL 108 $54,712 $18,178
Miami University-Oxford OH 69 $54,530 $26,000
University of Houston TX 31 $54,250 $24,000
Texas State University TX 126 $54,246 $23,000
LIM College NY 24 $54,104 $26,915
Seattle University WA 32 $53,951 $23,084
Susquehanna University PA 12 $53,795 $27,000
The New School NY 469 $53,334 $25,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO $53,145
DePaul University IL 85 $52,942 $27,000
University of Utah UT 23 $52,747
Fashion Institute of Technology NY 560 $52,128 $23,033
Lake Washington Institute of Technology WA 17 $52,106
Kean University NJ 91 $52,084 $24,004
University of Central Oklahoma OK 31 $51,938 $15,875
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI 35 $51,862 $17,875
Grand View University IA 12 $51,741 $21,502
Florida State University FL 37 $51,681 $22,625
University of San Francisco CA 39 $51,544 $27,000
Central Michigan University MI 57 $51,538 $27,500
Clemson University SC 82 $51,270 $23,250
Champlain College VT 68 $51,123 $26,870
Baylor University TX 34 $51,121 $25,750
University of Akron Main Campus OH 30 $51,028 $26,937
Marymount University VA 47 $51,014 $25,750
University of Dayton OH 17 $50,910
University of Kansas KS 78 $50,894 $26,000
Otis College of Art and Design CA 87 $50,842 $27,000
Winthrop University SC 17 $50,697 $27,917
Central Connecticut State University CT 28 $50,565 $21,500
University of Kentucky KY 23 $50,177 $26,250
West Virginia University WV 65 $50,020 $25,000
California Institute of the Arts CA 12 $49,840
York College of Pennsylvania PA 9 $49,817
Mercyhurst University PA 15 $49,690 $26,836
Drake University IA 7 $49,664
Oregon State University OR 97 $49,469 $21,500
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR 3 $49,469 $21,500
Iowa State University IA 227 $49,449 $26,581
Purdue University-Main Campus IN 42 $49,180 $19,500
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ 23 $48,950 $25,500
California State University-Monterey Bay CA 47 $48,939 $13,902
San Diego State University CA $48,911 $13,832
Georgia Southern University GA 47 $48,787 $25,750
Rochester Institute of Technology NY 134 $48,662 $26,646
Auburn University AL 132 $48,527 $25,125
Cedarville University OH 33 $48,514 $22,000
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO 45 $48,439 $28,500
Stevenson University MD 37 $48,404 $27,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus PA 24 $48,258 $27,000
South Dakota State University SD 20 $48,237 $27,000
Creighton University NE 4 $48,211
Bradley University IL 37 $48,152

About This Data

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.