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 graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York41$51,4351 year out$55,731$26,853 2University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California55$50,1611 year out$61,391$21,125 3Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey0$44,5291 year out$49,456$25,071 4University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska14$40,5011 year out$43,720$16,101 5Barnard CollegeNew York, New York26$39,9471 year out—$18,750 6Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York56$39,9461 year out—$15,125 7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania22$38,8201 year out$50,835$23,359 8Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota31$38,7171 year out$42,457$27,000 9University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin31$38,5851 year out$40,965$27,000 10Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas19$38,1541 year out$62,394—11Athens State UniversityAthens, Alabama11$38,0061 year out$29,822—12University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin20$37,3791 year out$35,207—13University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts14$36,9801 year out$37,030$27,000 14Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia59$36,9271 year out$50,147$26,323 15Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut17$36,5641 year out$46,300$23,250 16Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma38$36,5471 year out—$21,111 17University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts21$36,2361 year out$63,880$27,000 18California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California58$36,0061 year out$87,876$19,198 19Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois97$35,9671 year out$45,397$20,125 20Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington6$35,9381 year out——21Fordham UniversityBronx, New York49$35,9291 year out$52,420$24,495 22Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia98$35,8461 year out$34,990$26,097 23Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas15$35,5891 year out$32,427—24University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, South Carolina22$35,2031 year out$38,311$26,500 25University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama47$35,1231 year out—$27,000 26Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas23$35,1151 year out$45,315$26,019 27American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia14$35,1151 year out—$23,250 28University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin35$34,5821 year out$45,142$25,371 29Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts40$34,5601 year out$60,801$11,850 30Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas44$34,4281 year out$41,695$27,846 31Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah54$34,2411 year out$35,310$16,656 32University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia148$34,0561 year out$51,345$21,947 33Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, Louisiana19$33,8771 year out—$20,966 34Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah51$33,5521 year out$40,297$17,500 35James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia115$33,5011 year out$50,618$23,001 36Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts13$33,4401 year out$42,027$27,000 37Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois21$33,2851 year out$36,135$26,500 38North Park UniversityChicago, Illinois8$33,2761 year out——39California State University-East BayHayward, California110$33,2201 year out$54,563$16,625 40The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey79$33,2141 year out$56,001$25,000 41University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah47$33,0811 year out$48,231$23,506 42Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia24$33,0591 year out$37,624$21,500 43Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York25$32,6361 year out—$27,000 44Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania13$32,5971 year out—$21,500 45Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana47$32,2651 year out$45,808$26,000 46University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri33$32,2241 year out$46,619$28,837 47The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas112$32,0881 year out$45,932$24,057 48University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland70$32,0311 year out$56,643$20,000 49University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin79$31,9851 year out$43,848$28,000 50Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon21$31,9171 year out——51Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas35$31,9091 year out$49,710$22,937 52Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York35$31,9071 year out$63,338$25,529 53University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida69$31,7701 year out$44,769$27,000 54Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky42$31,4481 year out$37,053$25,724 55George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon3$31,4011 year out$41,721$26,000 56Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire17$31,3901 year out—$27,000 57University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan172$31,3671 year out$51,802$19,319 58McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana14$31,2261 year out—$23,615 59Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana19$31,1941 year out—$18,942 60University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado82$31,1441 year out$48,906$25,490 61Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio40$31,1281 year out$39,113$27,000 62Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York36$31,0731 year out$73,168$17,153 63Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas28$30,9991 year out—$31,000 64Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois18$30,8451 year out$53,398$20,319 65University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama56$30,8091 year out$41,015$25,000 66University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas36$30,7331 year out$38,965$25,402 67University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona91$30,6831 year out$36,573$19,290 68University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado43$30,6631 year out$45,240$25,000 69North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina24$30,5771 year out—$27,000 70Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota25$30,5211 year out$39,517$27,000 71University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin68$30,5031 year out$39,038$19,316 72Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire17$30,4911 year out$43,346$27,000 73Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York44$30,4801 year out$61,804$18,500 74University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska16$30,3111 year out$32,369$24,872 75Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire32$30,2461 year out—$13,663 76Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont14$30,2331 year out$36,274—77Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado100$30,1431 year out$44,547$21,500 78University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin22$30,0771 year out——79Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota15$30,0511 year out$49,228$31,000 80Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota4$29,9861 year out$39,982$27,000 81Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland128$29,9581 year out$44,824$17,978 82Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe, New Mexico18$29,8351 year out——83William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia20$29,7521 year out$52,022—84Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts47$29,5951 year out$46,680$27,000 85University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio67$29,4311 year out$40,407$28,943 86Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania21$29,3771 year out$38,524$25,000 87Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey5$29,3531 year out$58,008$27,000 88Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana63$29,3441 year out$42,578$19,500 89University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin29$29,3341 year out$36,611$26,000 90Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri15$29,3091 year out$31,724—91Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio25$29,2031 year out$38,528$31,000 92Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio74$29,1861 year out$41,781$26,849 93Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee87$29,0841 year out$43,459$24,760 94Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio33$29,0531 year out$36,864$26,000 95Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$29,0531 year out$36,864$26,000 96Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$29,0531 year out$36,864$26,000 97Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$29,0531 year out$36,864$26,000 98Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$29,0531 year out$36,864$26,000 99Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$29,0531 year out$36,864$26,000 100Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California35$29,0351 year out$39,954$18,460

Associate programs — top 100 of 326 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

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

1University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin14$37,3311 year out—$27,437 2Gemological Institute of America-CarlsbadCarlsbad, California180$36,6391 year out$44,510$8,233 3Gemological Institute of America-New YorkNew York, New York159$36,6391 year out$44,510$8,233 4Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona678—1 year out$47,136—5Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona672—1 year out$45,745—6Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona560—1 year out$44,864—7Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona440—1 year out$43,624—8Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona370—1 year out$45,078—9Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona346—1 year out$58,091—10Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona252—1 year out$42,485$11,187 11South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona245—1 year out$42,696—12Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona140—1 year out$45,843—13University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin91—1 year out——14GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona85—1 year out$46,005—15Mohave Community CollegeKingman, Arizona75—1 year out——16Fresno City CollegeFresno, California37—1 year out——17Studio JewelersNew York, New York29—1 year out——18Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas15—1 year out——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 (—).