Bachelor's Design and Applied Arts Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Design and Applied Arts Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Design and Applied Arts programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 288 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$66,27412%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 2University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$64,84610%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 3University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$63,44939%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 4University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$57,6159%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 5Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia$52,69414%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 6University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$52,52685%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 7Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$52,43192%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 8Interior Designers InstituteNewport Beach, California$51,188———$55k—973 mi 9Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts$50,59991%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 10University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$49,78045%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 11Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$49,7275%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 12Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$49,25411%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 13Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$49,14424%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 14University of HoustonHouston, Texas$47,46174%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 15Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$47,41582%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 16Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$47,29575%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 17Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California$47,05375%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 18University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$46,82511%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 19Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$46,76155%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 20Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina$46,68938%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 21Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama$46,58546%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 22Chapman UniversityOrange, California$46,51965%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 23Park UniversityParkville, Missouri$46,340——$21k$56k38%4,555414 mi 24Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$46,18146%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 25Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington$45,947——$11k$56k36%7,3649 mi 26Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania$45,572——$25k$53k53%4,464126 mi 27Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$45,17661%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 28North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina$44,93042%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 29Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$44,82387%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 30Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$44,60250%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 31The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$44,50627%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 32Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$44,39689%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 33The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama$44,21577%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 34Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$43,99282%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 35University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$43,60965%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 36Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$43,53080%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 37Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$43,32461%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 38Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania$43,32498%1187$22k$63k17%2,367130 mi 39University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$43,14424%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 40University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas$43,10689%1118$17k$46k54%7,762349 mi 41University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma$42,61978%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 42University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$42,58571%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 43Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania$42,51081%1232$29k$62k82%2,16395 mi 44University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$42,46280%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 45University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$42,16893%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 46The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee$41,96881%1147$14k$51k50%10,074308 mi 47North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$41,84695%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 48University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas$41,78274%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 49Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama$41,32382%1201$33k$58k77%4,206198 mi 50University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin$41,24392%1150$15k$52k51%7,30675 mi 51University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts$41,02083%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 52University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin$40,61588%1150$17k$58k55%5,842126 mi 53Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$40,507——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 54Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota$40,30299%1120$27k$62k66%1,533135 mi 55Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania$40,28691%1210$21k$54k54%6,18051 mi 56Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota$40,23156%1090$15k$54k48%3,139139 mi 57Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina$40,11979%1139$15k$47k57%3,523147 mi 58East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina$39,99289%1180$16k$55k63%19,89618 mi 59Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas$39,95990%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 60University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio$39,85660%1081$14k$47k52%9,05232 mi 61West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia$39,84789%1122$16k$56k65%17,385159 mi 62Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$39,62395%—$22k$62k66%5,658264 mi 63Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$39,45099%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 64Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia$39,35588%1053$15k$53k55%21,79053 mi 65Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$39,33351%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 66Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska$39,313——$18k$61k33%10,220425 mi 67Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$39,28788%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 68Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts$39,27171%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 69Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington$39,24883%—$24k$65k62%1,7622 mi 70Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida$39,221——$9k$42k41%12,86428 mi 71Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan$39,07785%—$15k$54k58%12,56836 mi 72Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$38,97679%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 73New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey$38,97565%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 74University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$38,93843%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 75University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina$38,85889%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 76Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee$38,80769%1121$13k$49k54%16,301364 mi 77University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$38,63793%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 78Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota$38,58759%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 79University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$38,58587%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 80Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas$38,55366%1194$26k$56k59%3,195316 mi 81Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan$38,44380%1066$15k$52k46%10,05524 mi 82Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont$38,26483%1312$36k$58k65%2,75266 mi 83Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$38,15479%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 84University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$37,96693%1173$28k$51k68%1,442128 mi 85Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, Wisconsin$37,85686%1182$26k$58k71%1,6628 mi 86University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$37,75577%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 87Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$37,56589%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 88University of KansasLawrence, Kansas$37,50893%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 89Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois$37,46648%1039$19k$56k60%70827 mi 90California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$37,39546%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 91Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri$37,200——$13k$43k39%2,219402 mi 92Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego, California$37,132100%—$53k$69k62%1821 mi 93University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin$36,92075%1090$12k$51k40%2,8442 mi 94Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan$36,91790%1091$18k$56k59%10,03543 mi 95Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana$36,86486%1160$15k$52k62%13,988131 mi 96Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$36,78485%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.