Design and Applied Arts

33,795 students earn a design and applied arts credential each year across 1,098 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out
$33,695
Typical earnings, 5 years out
$52,068

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 614 colleges by graduate earnings

1Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$66,2741 year out2University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$64,8461 year out3University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$63,4491 year out4University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$57,6151 year out5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia$52,6941 year out6University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$52,5261 year out7Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$52,4311 year out8Interior Designers InstituteNewport Beach, California$51,1881 year out9Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts$50,5991 year out10University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$49,7801 year out11Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$49,7271 year out12Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$49,2541 year out13Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$49,1441 year out14University of HoustonHouston, Texas$47,4611 year out15Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$47,4151 year out16Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$47,2951 year out17Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California$47,0531 year out18University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$46,8251 year out19Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$46,7611 year out20Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina$46,6891 year out21Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama$46,5851 year out22Chapman UniversityOrange, California$46,5191 year out23Park UniversityParkville, Missouri$46,3401 year out24Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$46,1811 year out25Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington$45,9471 year out26Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania$45,5721 year out27Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$45,1761 year out28North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina$44,9301 year out29Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$44,8231 year out30Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$44,6021 year out31The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$44,5061 year out32Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$44,3961 year out33The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama$44,2151 year out34Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$43,9921 year out35University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$43,6091 year out36Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$43,5301 year out37Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$43,3241 year out38Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania$43,3241 year out39University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$43,1441 year out40University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas$43,1061 year out41University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma$42,6191 year out42University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$42,5851 year out43Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania$42,5101 year out44University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$42,4621 year out45University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$42,1681 year out46The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee$41,9681 year out47North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$41,8461 year out48University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas$41,7821 year out49Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama$41,3231 year out50University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin$41,2431 year out51University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts$41,0201 year out52University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin$40,6151 year out53Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$40,5071 year out54Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota$40,3021 year out55Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania$40,2861 year out56Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota$40,2311 year out57Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina$40,1191 year out58East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina$39,9921 year out59Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas$39,9591 year out60University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio$39,8561 year out61West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia$39,8471 year out62Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$39,6231 year out63Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$39,4501 year out64Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia$39,3551 year out65Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$39,3331 year out66Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska$39,3131 year out67Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$39,2871 year out68Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts$39,2711 year out69Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington$39,2481 year out70Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida$39,2211 year out71Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan$39,0771 year out72Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$38,9761 year out73New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey$38,9751 year out74University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$38,9381 year out75University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina$38,8581 year out76Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee$38,8071 year out77University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$38,6371 year out78Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota$38,5871 year out79University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$38,5851 year out80Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas$38,5531 year out81Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan$38,4431 year out82Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont$38,2641 year out83Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$38,1541 year out84University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$37,9661 year out85Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, Wisconsin$37,8561 year out86University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$37,7551 year out87Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$37,5651 year out88University of KansasLawrence, Kansas$37,5081 year out89Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois$37,4661 year out90California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$37,3951 year out91Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri$37,2001 year out92Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego, California$37,1321 year out93University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin$36,9201 year out94Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan$36,9171 year out95Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana$36,8641 year out96Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$36,7841 year out97California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$36,7361 year out98Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$36,4331 year out99Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina$36,4241 year out100Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$36,3571 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 421 colleges by graduate earnings

1Interior Designers InstituteNewport Beach, California$52,7681 year out2The New SchoolNew York, New York$44,6401 year out3Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$40,2891 year out4Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota$40,2301 year out5Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota$39,8501 year out6Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin$39,0951 year out7Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona$38,6761 year out8Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan$38,6571 year out9Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana$36,9311 year out10Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida$36,7681 year out11Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah$34,2271 year out12Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas$33,4561 year out13Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia$33,2321 year out14Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia$32,8511 year out15Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin$32,6731 year out16Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida$32,2461 year out17Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota$32,2461 year out18Rasmussen University-North DakotaFargo, North Dakota$32,2461 year out19Rasmussen University-KansasTopeka, Kansas$32,2461 year out20Rasmussen University-WisconsinGreen Bay, Wisconsin$32,2461 year out21Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, Illinois$32,2461 year out22Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa$32,1161 year out23Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado$32,1001 year out24Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas$32,0301 year out25Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota$31,8301 year out26Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$31,4781 year out27College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois$31,4631 year out28Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, Virginia$31,4401 year out29Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida$31,3471 year out30Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina$30,9791 year out31Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin$30,7101 year out32Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida$30,4661 year out33Vet Tech Institute of IndianaIndianapolis, Indiana$30,2841 year out34Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana$30,2481 year out35Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma$30,1011 year out36Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska$29,9021 year out37Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, Washington$29,7751 year out38Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin$29,7341 year out39Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina$29,7151 year out40Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyOkmulgee, Oklahoma$28,4381 year out41Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania$27,8961 year out42Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$27,7951 year out43Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York$27,7181 year out44Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, Tennessee$27,4121 year out45Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$26,6021 year out46Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California$26,4781 year out47Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon$26,2851 year out48New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, Rhode Island$26,2821 year out49Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri$25,9291 year out50Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, New York$25,5061 year out51Bryant & Stratton College-GreeceRochester, New York$25,5061 year out52Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthLiverpool, New York$25,5061 year out53Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa, Wisconsin$25,5061 year out54Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa$25,2651 year out55Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York$24,9071 year out56Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina$24,8271 year out57Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio$24,4901 year out58Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida$23,7191 year out59Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas$23,3451 year out60Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin$23,0321 year out61Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia$22,9351 year out62Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio$22,5171 year out63Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina$22,0241 year out64Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington$21,5081 year out65Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin$21,3881 year out66Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUtica, New York$21,0121 year out67Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida$20,3601 year out68Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee$20,1651 year out69Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan$19,9111 year out70Sessions CollegeTempe, Arizona$19,2751 year out71CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York$19,1461 year out72Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania$19,0221 year out73Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York$18,1071 year out74Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan$17,0571 year out75Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York$14,3611 year out76CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York$13,5541 year out77EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico$12,9941 year out78EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San SebastianSan Sebastian, Puerto Rico$12,9941 year out79EDP University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico$12,9941 year out80EDP University of Puerto Rico-ManatiManati, Puerto Rico$12,9941 year out81EDP University of Puerto Rico-CaguasCaguas, Puerto Rico$12,9941 year out82CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York$12,8631 year out83Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland—1 year out84Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina—1 year out85Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut—1 year out86Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah—1 year out87Sierra CollegeRocklin, California—1 year out88Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California—1 year out89Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia—1 year out90College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada—1 year out91St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri—1 year out92Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona—1 year out93Harford Community CollegeBel Air, Maryland—1 year out94South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas—1 year out95Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona—1 year out96San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California—1 year out97El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas—1 year out98The Modern College of DesignKettering, Ohio—1 year out99San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas—1 year out100Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah—1 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 370 colleges by graduate earnings

1GnomonNorth Hollywood, California$80,2211 year out2Miami Ad SchoolMiami, Florida$56,8331 year out3Miami Ad School-AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia$56,8331 year out4Miami Ad School-New YorkAstoria, New York$56,8331 year out5Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota$43,7781 year out6Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$32,1531 year out7College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois$32,1331 year out8Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado$21,3971 year out9Clary Sage CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma$17,8891 year out10Community Care CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma$17,8891 year out11NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico$9,5091 year out12Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio—1 year out13Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas—1 year out14Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia—1 year out15Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana—1 year out16Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas—1 year out17Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina—1 year out18Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida—1 year out19Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California—1 year out20Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida—1 year out21Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida—1 year out22Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio—1 year out23Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia—1 year out24Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan—1 year out25Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota—1 year out26Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia—1 year out27William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, Florida—1 year out28University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin—1 year out29Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma—1 year out30Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina—1 year out31Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California—1 year out32South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas—1 year out33Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, North Carolina—1 year out34New York School of Interior DesignNew York, New York—1 year out35Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia—1 year out36Sessions CollegeTempe, Arizona—1 year out37San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas—1 year out38Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi—1 year out39Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa—1 year out40Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio—1 year out41Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas—1 year out42Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California—1 year out43Canada CollegeRedwood City, California—1 year out44Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California—1 year out45Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, North Carolina—1 year out46Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts—1 year out47Central Community CollegeGrand Island, Nebraska—1 year out48City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California—1 year out49Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina—1 year out50El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas—1 year out51Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California—1 year out52Sierra CollegeRocklin, California—1 year out53Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas—1 year out54Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, North Carolina—1 year out55Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon—1 year out56Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California—1 year out57Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina—1 year out58Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia—1 year out59St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri—1 year out60Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia—1 year out61Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia—1 year out62Eastern Oklahoma County Technology CenterChoctaw, Oklahoma—1 year out63Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida—1 year out64Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas—1 year out65Academia Serrant IncPonce, Puerto Rico—1 year out66Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California—1 year out67West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California—1 year out68Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington—1 year out69NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, Arkansas—1 year out70Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi—1 year out71San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California—1 year out72Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta, Georgia—1 year out73Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa—1 year out74Moore Norman Technology CenterNorman, Oklahoma—1 year out75Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California—1 year out76Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, Kentucky—1 year out77The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas—1 year out78Liceo de Arte y TecnologiaSan Juan, Puerto Rico—1 year out79Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkston, Georgia—1 year out80Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl Reno, Oklahoma—1 year out81Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegeValdosta, Georgia—1 year out82Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma—1 year out83Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah—1 year out84Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington—1 year out85Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin—1 year out86Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas—1 year out87Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California—1 year out88Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, Georgia—1 year out89Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina—1 year out90Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas—1 year out91Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan—1 year out92Danville Community CollegeDanville, Virginia—1 year out93College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, Maryland—1 year out94Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California—1 year out95Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California—1 year out96Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California—1 year out97Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi—1 year out98Community College of VermontMontpelier, Vermont—1 year out99Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina—1 year out100Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington—1 year out

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).