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

Bachelor's Design and Applied Arts Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings, ranked by median five-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 252 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$95,0885%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 2San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$93,91785%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 3Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia$91,02914%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 4The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$88,05027%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 5University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$85,8139%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 6University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$85,35139%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 7University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$81,60811%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 8Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California$81,38575%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 9University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$80,16329%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 10Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington$79,97183%—$24k$65k62%1,7622 mi 11University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$79,94710%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 12Chapman UniversityOrange, California$77,61565%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 13University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$73,47424%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 14Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan$72,63956%—$33k$69k61%1,66814 mi 15Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts$71,30966%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 16San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$71,00896%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 17University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$70,92571%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 18University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$70,04642%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 19University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$69,44785%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 20Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$69,41661%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 21Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island$68,15719%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 22Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$67,90563%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 23California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$67,82446%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 24Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York$67,81473%1290$53k$54k74%3,9101 mi 25Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan$67,58185%—$15k$54k58%12,56836 mi 26Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts$67,54791%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 27University of California-DavisDavis, California$67,51342%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 28Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$67,21979%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 29Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$67,08075%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 30The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$66,19762%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 31Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$66,14061%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 32Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania$66,14098%1187$22k$63k17%2,367130 mi 33Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York$65,70157%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 34Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$65,69955%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 35Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts$65,41371%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 36University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$65,02362%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 37University of OregonEugene, Oregon$64,99488%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 38Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$64,92146%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 39Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$64,47093%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 40Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$64,44899%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 41University of HoustonHouston, Texas$64,21074%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 42Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon$63,97091%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 43Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California$63,96982%1310$51k$58k66%1,2232 mi 44Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$63,88880%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 45Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania$63,53281%1232$29k$62k82%2,16395 mi 46Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$63,18890%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 47Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$63,18867%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 48Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$62,97051%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 49Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$62,19789%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 50California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California$62,14691%—$54k$49k61%9901 mi 51Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$62,08882%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 52George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$62,03147%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 53Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$61,99287%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 54Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado$61,67289%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 55University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$61,56480%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 56Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington$61,539——$7k$51k37%2,40610 mi 57West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia$61,50589%1122$16k$56k65%17,385159 mi 58North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina$61,37542%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 59DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$61,06976%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 60College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan$60,56892%—$35k$45k71%1,2304 mi 61Marymount UniversityArlington, Virginia$60,37093%—$29k$68k54%1,8103 mi 62Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$60,24144%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 63University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$60,01865%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 64Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California$59,94184%1287$39k$64k77%3,188< 1 mi 65The New SchoolNew York, New York$59,79763%—$59k$53k69%6,5631 mi 66Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska$59,76080%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 67Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$59,24568%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 68University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma$59,19278%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 69Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey$59,12576%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 70Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama$58,79346%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 71University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$58,64645%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 72Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York$58,59960%—$19k$63k81%7,6371 mi 73Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania$58,40181%—$19k$47k60%2,1913 mi 74Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California$57,948——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi 75The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama$57,90577%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 76Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina$57,83538%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 77State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York$57,83562%1265$19k$58k72%6,08631 mi 78University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$57,49593%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 mi 79University of KansasLawrence, Kansas$57,24993%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 80Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio$57,010——$25k$52k11%5,562102 mi 81San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$56,90436%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 82Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$56,84481%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 83California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$56,72394%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 84Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$56,71964%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 85Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey$56,68673%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 86California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$56,34297%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 87Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan$56,21590%1091$18k$56k59%10,03543 mi 88LIM CollegeNew York, New York$56,15196%1035$39k$59k51%1,1871 mi 89Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, California$56,14594%—$43k$48k52%7462 mi 90The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$55,97442%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 91Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York$55,74667%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 92Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois$55,74677%—$23k$67k76%3,574130 mi 93Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin$55,35487%1150$27k$57k64%2,6601 mi 94University of North TexasDenton, Texas$55,34572%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 95Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$55,04689%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 96Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina$54,97090%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 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.