Bachelor's Design and Applied Arts Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Design and Applied Arts Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual 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 204 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.14×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 2Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.22×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 3University of California-DavisDavis, California0.22×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 4University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.23×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 5University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.23×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 6San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.24×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 7University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana0.25×11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 8San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.25×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 9California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.25×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 10The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0.26×27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 11California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California0.26×97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 12University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma0.27×78%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 13University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.27×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 14University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.27×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 15California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.28×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 16Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah0.28×——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 17CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York0.29×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 18Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia0.29×14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 19Chapman UniversityOrange, California0.30×65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 20Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.30×5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 21Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington0.31×93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 22University of South FloridaTampa, Florida0.32×43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 23California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.32×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 24Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington0.33×83%—$24k$65k62%1,7622 mi 25North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina0.33×42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 26Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona0.34×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 27Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona0.34×67%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 28Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico0.35×——$7k$26k31%7,86814 mi 29University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin0.36×45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 30Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio0.36×61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 31University of DelawareNewark, Delaware0.37×71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 32Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York0.37×63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 33Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington0.37×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 34University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio0.37×85%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 35Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana0.38×50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 36California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.38×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 37Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California0.38×75%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 38Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York0.38×73%1290$53k$54k74%3,9101 mi 39Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio0.39×75%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 40CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.39×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 41University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota0.39×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 42Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina0.39×90%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 43Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas0.39×89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 44Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia0.39×55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 45Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0.39×61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 46Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania0.39×98%1187$22k$63k17%2,367130 mi 47State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York0.40×62%1265$19k$58k72%6,08631 mi 48Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island0.40×19%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 49Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah0.40×——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi 50Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan0.40×85%—$15k$54k58%12,56836 mi 51Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts0.40×91%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi 52John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, Arkansas0.40×76%1195$20k$54k72%1,471431 mi 53Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.40×79%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 54North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois0.40×77%1213$21k$60k64%2,42828 mi 55University of North TexasDenton, Texas0.40×72%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 56California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.41×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 57California State University-ChicoChico, California0.41×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 58University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California0.41×62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 59Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York0.41×57%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 60Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts0.41×71%1274$41k$58k76%3,125< 1 mi 61Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey0.41×73%1322$31k$70k69%6,0367 mi 62West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia0.41×89%1122$16k$56k65%17,385159 mi 63Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York0.42×46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 64University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.42×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 65Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.42×80%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 66Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas0.42×51%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 67Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana0.42×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 68Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon0.42×91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 69Otis College of Art and DesignLos Angeles, California0.42×82%1310$51k$58k66%1,2232 mi 70Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.42×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 71Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania0.42×81%1232$29k$62k82%2,16395 mi 72Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut0.43×73%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 73Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York0.43×60%—$19k$63k81%7,6371 mi 74College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan0.43×92%—$35k$45k71%1,2304 mi 75Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona0.43×90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 76University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin0.43×89%1120$13k$53k48%6,3411 mi 77The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas0.43×65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 78California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California0.43×91%—$54k$49k61%9901 mi 79The New SchoolNew York, New York0.43×63%—$59k$53k69%6,5631 mi 80Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.43×82%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 81Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon0.44×77%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 82Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0.44×63%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 83DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois0.44×76%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 84Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama0.44×46%1345$24k$65k82%26,816151 mi 85University of OregonEugene, Oregon0.45×88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 86Marymount UniversityArlington, Virginia0.45×93%—$29k$68k54%1,8103 mi 87Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina0.45×38%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 88Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey0.45×76%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 89Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado0.45×99%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 90University of KansasLawrence, Kansas0.45×93%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 91The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama0.46×77%1285$22k$59k73%33,227173 mi 92Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa0.46×99%—$22k$53k54%1,486300 mi 93Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania0.46×81%—$19k$47k60%2,1913 mi 94East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina0.46×89%1180$16k$55k63%19,89618 mi 95Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio0.47×65%1241$24k$55k73%4,024125 mi 96University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky0.47×93%1215$19k$59k71%24,763249 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.