Fine and Studio Arts

32,928 students earn a fine and studio arts credential each year across 1,325 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: $24,649
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $41,129

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 995 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Illinois581$23,9841 year out$36,916$27,000 2California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California456$21,4931 year out$42,341$16,583 3California State University-FullertonFullerton, California433$22,8391 year out$46,226$16,448 4California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California324$25,3591 year out$45,572$15,000 5Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida263$22,6031 year out—$30,500 6University of North TexasDenton, Texas256$27,0671 year out$42,079$24,000 7San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California254$23,1861 year out$40,935$9,899 8San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California207—1 year out$56,424—9Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona194$27,7621 year out$43,348$23,395 10University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan172$31,3671 year out$51,802$19,319 11Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia165$21,2261 year out$42,329$27,349 12California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California158$24,5381 year out$38,595$19,087 13University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California158$21,2201 year out$46,122$14,000 14Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho156$25,0811 year out$32,453$14,405 15University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia148$34,0561 year out$51,345$21,947 16Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island143$16,5101 year out$42,001$27,000 17University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida140$23,3241 year out$42,318$22,036 18University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington139$25,9471 year out$45,831$13,667 19Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona139$27,7621 year out$43,348$23,395 20The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas138$25,1561 year out$48,032$26,562 21University of OregonEugene, Oregon135$26,4041 year out$30,736$24,000 22Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland128$29,9581 year out$44,824$17,978 23University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California127$20,3681 year out$58,001$13,254 24University of California-IrvineIrvine, California122$16,9891 year out$48,982$17,635 25University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California122—1 year out$48,583$16,978 26Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida122$26,7851 year out$43,443$20,222 27Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, Maryland118$21,1381 year out$32,337$27,000 28University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California115$21,1061 year out$35,979$19,500 29James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia115$33,5011 year out$50,618$23,001 30Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, New York114$19,3271 year out—$27,000 31The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas112$32,0881 year out$45,932$24,057 32California State University-East BayHayward, California110$33,2201 year out$54,563$16,625 33Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana110$23,3481 year out$41,462$21,500 34Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana108$27,5951 year out$41,978$22,750 35CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York106$24,7421 year out$42,697$15,849 36Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia104$20,6431 year out$34,897$27,000 37University of HoustonHouston, Texas104$26,4821 year out$44,142$21,845 38San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California102$24,6061 year out$36,596$18,511 39Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado100$30,1431 year out$44,547$21,500 40University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina100$18,7451 year out$39,499$25,000 41Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida99$22,3341 year out$30,315$17,250 42University of South FloridaTampa, Florida99$24,8181 year out$36,035$22,500 43CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York98$22,7881 year out$43,650$10,000 44Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia98$35,8461 year out$34,990$26,097 45Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois97$35,9671 year out$45,397$20,125 46Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York97$18,4511 year out$29,782$27,000 47University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona91$30,6831 year out$36,573$19,290 48University of IowaIowa City, Iowa91$28,0081 year out$45,645$27,000 49Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania91$21,5231 year out$35,098—50New York UniversityNew York, New York89$25,0531 year out$62,042$27,000 51University of FloridaGainesville, Florida88$23,7931 year out$28,324$16,863 52Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts88$17,1541 year out$35,972$25,250 53Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania87$22,1081 year out$39,186$26,000 54Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee87$29,0841 year out$43,459$24,760 55California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California86$20,2031 year out$43,739$15,879 56Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana84$28,4051 year out$42,441$25,637 57East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina83$21,2711 year out$41,407$27,000 58California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California82$14,4471 year out$36,910$18,750 59University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado82$31,1441 year out$48,906$25,490 60Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts79$21,4611 year out$34,716$26,000 61The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey79$33,2141 year out$56,001$25,000 62University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin79$31,9851 year out$43,848$28,000 63Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida75$28,7261 year out$41,690$14,750 64Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio74$29,1861 year out$41,781$26,849 65Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, Florida73$18,9321 year out—$27,000 66University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina73$25,8551 year out$42,892$27,000 67The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas73$21,8911 year out$33,171$17,687 68Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas73$28,4451 year out$39,521$26,928 69The New SchoolNew York, New York72$20,9671 year out—$25,000 70California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California71$22,1291 year out$46,275$15,000 71University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland70$32,0311 year out$56,643$20,000 72University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado69$17,5011 year out$40,219$21,500 73University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida69$31,7701 year out$44,769$27,000 74Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois69$26,7951 year out$41,109$25,781 75Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas69$25,3621 year out$33,915$26,000 76University of California-DavisDavis, California68$22,7001 year out$46,486$15,061 77University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin68$30,5031 year out$39,038$19,316 78University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia68$23,5301 year out$36,527$22,375 79University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio67$29,4311 year out$40,407$28,943 80Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington67$23,1021 year out$41,889$21,246 81University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland66$23,8791 year out$46,105$24,625 82The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas66$23,5511 year out$36,394$26,000 83University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada65$27,7401 year out$42,682$29,719 84School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York65$21,3441 year out$22,577$27,000 85Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana63$29,3441 year out$42,578$19,500 86Alfred UniversityAlfred, New York63$22,9121 year out$35,338$27,000 87Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, Missouri62$22,9061 year out$35,319$27,000 88University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska62$28,9421 year out$41,887$26,202 89University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii61$17,6261 year out$41,067$22,411 90University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee61$26,4511 year out$41,028$28,850 91California State University-FresnoFresno, California60$22,1671 year out$40,618$14,937 92Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan60$20,9481 year out$40,450$31,000 93University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina60$27,4671 year out$40,790$27,000 94Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California59$27,2101 year out$65,224$23,600 95Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan59$24,1351 year out$38,662$27,000 96Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey59$21,9341 year out$43,683$27,000 97Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island59$23,1801 year out$74,287$17,300 98Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia59$36,9271 year out$50,147$26,323 99California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California58$36,0061 year out$87,876$19,198 100University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota58$20,1921 year out$42,480$23,956

Associate programs — top 100 of 326 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia116—1 year out——2Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut93$22,1001 year out$29,600—3Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California88—1 year out——4Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California84—1 year out——5El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California83—1 year out——6Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York74—1 year out$33,511$12,000 7Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas63—1 year out$34,822$16,500 8Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California62—1 year out——9CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York59$13,5591 year out—$9,500 10Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California55—1 year out——11County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey53$33,8811 year out—$9,250 12East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California52—1 year out——13Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California52—1 year out——14Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California51—1 year out——15Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California48—1 year out——16Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California47—1 year out——17CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York47$14,9201 year out$20,322$8,750 18San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California45—1 year out——19Fresno City CollegeFresno, California42—1 year out——20Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California42—1 year out——21Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California41—1 year out——22Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California39—1 year out——23Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California37—1 year out——24Cypress CollegeCypress, California37—1 year out——25Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California37—1 year out——26Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California37—1 year out——27Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California36—1 year out——28Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California36—1 year out——29Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California35—1 year out——30Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California35—1 year out——31Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California34—1 year out——32Ventura CollegeVentura, California34—1 year out——33Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California34—1 year out——34Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California33—1 year out——35Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey33—1 year out——36Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California32—1 year out——37Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey32$22,6191 year out$22,364$6,899 38College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California31—1 year out——39Citrus CollegeGlendora, California31—1 year out——40Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California31—1 year out——41Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California31—1 year out——42El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas31$9,3471 year out$17,085—43Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas31—1 year out——44Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California30—1 year out——45Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York30—1 year out$45,911—46Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah30—1 year out——47Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California29—1 year out——48San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California29—1 year out——49Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New York29—1 year out——50Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California28—1 year out——51Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida28$24,4911 year out—$27,500 52Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma28—1 year out——53Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania28—1 year out$21,277$13,926 54Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California27—1 year out——55Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania27$19,0241 year out$35,259$13,641 56Merced CollegeMerced, California26—1 year out——57Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan26—1 year out——58Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California25—1 year out——59College of the SequoiasVisalia, California25—1 year out——60Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico25—1 year out——61Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California23—1 year out——62Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts23—1 year out——63Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California22—1 year out——64Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana22—1 year out——65Temple CollegeTemple, Texas22—1 year out——66Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas22—1 year out——67South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas22—1 year out$22,970—68Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California21—1 year out——69Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio21—1 year out——70Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island21$18,5441 year out—$10,250 71Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas21—1 year out——72Yuba CollegeMarysville, California20—1 year out——73Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan20—1 year out——74College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada20—1 year out——75Butte CollegeOroville, California19—1 year out——76College of the DesertPalm Desert, California19—1 year out——77Sierra CollegeRocklin, California19—1 year out——78San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California19—1 year out——79Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California18—1 year out——80San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California18—1 year out——81CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York18$16,7391 year out——82MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California17—1 year out——83Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi16—1 year out$25,614—84Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California15—1 year out——85Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California15—1 year out——86Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York15—1 year out——87Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York15—1 year out$36,040—88Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma15—1 year out——89Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California14—1 year out——90Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California14—1 year out——91Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California14—1 year out——92Ohlone CollegeFremont, California14—1 year out——93CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York14—1 year out——94Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California14—1 year out——95College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho14—1 year out——96Chabot CollegeHayward, California13—1 year out——97Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California13—1 year out——98Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California13—1 year out——99Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California13—1 year out——100Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California13—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 69 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona678—1 year out$47,136—2Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona672—1 year out$45,745—3Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona560—1 year out$44,864—4Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona440—1 year out$43,624—5Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona370—1 year out$45,078—6Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona346—1 year out$58,091—7Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona252—1 year out$42,485$11,187 8South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona245—1 year out$42,696—9Gemological Institute of America-CarlsbadCarlsbad, California180$36,6391 year out$44,510$8,233 10Gemological Institute of America-New YorkNew York, New York159$36,6391 year out$44,510$8,233 11Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona140—1 year out$45,843—12University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin91—1 year out——13GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona85—1 year out$46,005—14Mohave Community CollegeKingman, Arizona75—1 year out——15Fresno City CollegeFresno, California37—1 year out——16Studio JewelersNew York, New York29—1 year out——17Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas15—1 year out——18University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin14$37,3311 year out—$27,437 19Haywood Community CollegeClyde, North Carolina13—1 year out——20University of FloridaGainesville, Florida11—1 year out——21Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan10—1 year out——22CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York10—1 year out——23South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota10—1 year out——24Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio9—1 year out——25The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington8—1 year out——26Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California7—1 year out——27Ventura CollegeVentura, California7—1 year out——28Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico7—1 year out——29Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California6—1 year out——30Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California6—1 year out——31Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, Massachusetts6—1 year out——32University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio6—1 year out——33Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming6—1 year out——34Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania5—1 year out$20,597$26,500 35Maine Media CollegeRockport, Maine5—1 year out——36Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——37Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California4—1 year out——38Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California4—1 year out——39Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut4—1 year out——40Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield, Massachusetts4—1 year out——41Studio IncamminatiPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——42Citrus CollegeGlendora, California3—1 year out——43Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California3—1 year out——44Kellogg Community CollegeBattle Creek, Michigan3—1 year out——45Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri3—1 year out——46Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon3—1 year out——47Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California2—1 year out——48Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California2—1 year out——49Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California2—1 year out——50Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts2—1 year out——51Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota2—1 year out——52Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri2—1 year out——53Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico2—1 year out——54Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon2—1 year out——55Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California2—1 year out——56Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——57Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona1—1 year out——58Butte CollegeOroville, California1—1 year out——59Mendocino CollegeUkiah, California1—1 year out——60Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois1—1 year out——61Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts1—1 year out——62North Central Michigan CollegePetoskey, Michigan1—1 year out——63Flathead Valley Community CollegeKalispell, Montana1—1 year out——64Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey1—1 year out——65College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, North Carolina1—1 year out——66University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah1—1 year out——67Community College of VermontMontpelier, Vermont1—1 year out——68Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming1—1 year out——69University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado——1 year out$66,761—

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 (—).