Bachelor's Fine and Studio Arts Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Fine and Studio 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 Fine and Studio Arts programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 411 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$87,87631%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 2Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$83,7426%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 3Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$74,2875%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 4Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$73,1689%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 5Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$66,30419%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 6Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$65,22445%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 7University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts$63,88083%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 8Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$63,39114%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 9Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York$63,33857%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 10Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$62,39463%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 11New York UniversityNew York, New York$62,0429%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 12Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York$61,80421%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 13University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$61,39110%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 14Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$61,14422%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 15Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$60,8018%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 16Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York$60,09268%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 17Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$59,30131%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 18University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$59,03058%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 19Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey$58,00889%1223$31k$68k72%3,6841 mi 20University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$58,00111%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 21Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island$57,95368%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi 22West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania$57,47078%1187$23k$61k71%14,16413 mi 23University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$56,64345%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 24San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$56,42485%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 25Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$56,13211%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 26The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$56,00162%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 27Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$55,7314%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 28University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$54,93452%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 29University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$54,93483%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 30University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$54,93488%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 31University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut$54,93487%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 32University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut$54,93488%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 33California State University-East BayHayward, California$54,56397%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 34Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma$53,63299%1196$25k$47k57%3,487436 mi 35Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$53,39875%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 36University of RedlandsRedlands, California$53,39483%1241$30k$73k67%2,04951 mi 37Pace UniversityNew York, New York$53,29876%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi 38Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$52,45539%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 39Fordham UniversityBronx, New York$52,42059%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 40Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York$52,31360%—$19k$63k81%7,6371 mi 41William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$52,02234%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 42Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$51,82382%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 43University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$51,80216%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 44Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California$51,39988%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 45University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$51,34538%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 46Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey$51,25378%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 47University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$51,14119%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 48University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$50,8355%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 49Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$50,66181%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 50James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$50,61872%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 51Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$50,14755%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 52Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota$50,13775%—$18k$59k57%5,144180 mi 53Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut$49,91583%1160$21k$56k58%3,41826 mi 54Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas$49,71090%1089$13k$49k48%9,733648 mi 55University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$49,51891%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 56Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey$49,45671%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 57University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming$49,42497%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 58Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$49,3585%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 59Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$49,358———$93k—1,8022 mi 60University of VermontBurlington, Vermont$49,27665%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 61Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota$49,22895%1092$14k$56k40%5,088129 mi 62University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$48,98229%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 63Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania$48,97591%1082$17k$51k56%6,764116 mi 64Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$48,94658%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 65Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey$48,94671%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 66Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey$48,94666%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 67University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado$48,90675%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 68University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$48,58333%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 69Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa$48,57572%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 70Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, New York$48,41987%—$21k$59k58%1,3624 mi 71University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington$48,35472%1296$38k$70k68%1,5941 mi 72University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$48,23186%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 73The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$48,03280%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 74Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California$47,89444%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 75Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland$47,68187%1252$18k$62k68%6,05713 mi 76St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York$47,35154%1371$29k$67k79%1,91831 mi 77Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$47,21091%—$21k$55k50%6,2953 mi 78Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, Pennsylvania$47,18474%1160$19k$56k60%996126 mi 79Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts$46,68088%1180$16k$57k53%7,82913 mi 80University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$46,61963%1199$15k$53k57%5,024254 mi 81CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$46,58657%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 82University of California-DavisDavis, California$46,48642%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 83Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$46,45144%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 84Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$46,40851%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 85New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$46,39898%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 86University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$46,36778%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 87University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$46,33417%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 88Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut$46,30037%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 89California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$46,27595%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 90California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$46,22691%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 91University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire$46,22188%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 92Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut$46,18373%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 93University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$46,1229%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 94University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$46,10572%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 95University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$46,08271%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 96The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$45,93227%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 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.