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Design and Applied Arts

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

445
schools offer it
11,668
grads per year
$51,406
median pay 5 yrs out
$44,712-$59,928
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
Southern New Hampshire UniversityD2NH662$49,885
Kent State UniversityD1OH261$52,096
University of California, DavisD1CA240$67,513
San Jose State UniversityD1CA222$93,917
Iowa State UniversityD1IA216$55,046
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ198$63,188
Liberty UniversityD1VA198$45,177
San Francisco State UniversityD2CA178$71,008
Rochester Institute of TechnologyD3NY149$55,746
Utah Valley UniversityD1UT148$50,613
University of Wisconsin-Stout PolytechnicD3WI146$51,582
Drexel UniversityD1PA142$67,219
Appalachian State UniversityD1NC131$54,970
University of North TexasD1TX121$55,345
Queens College (New York)D2NY120$45,307
Auburn UniversityD1AL116$58,793
Texas State UniversityD1TX114$62,197
Michigan State UniversityD1MI110$54,108
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA108$67,824
University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesD1MN108$61,564
Syracuse UniversityD1NY101$64,921
Portland State UniversityD1OR95$63,970
Grand Canyon UniversityD1AZ89n/a
Boise State UniversityD1ID89$39,301
Kean UniversityD3NJ89$59,125
California State University, ChicoD2CA85$46,813
Ferris State UniversityD2MI83$43,252
DePaul UniversityD1IL79$61,069
Clemson UniversityD1SC79$57,835
North Carolina State UniversityD1NC77$61,375
Montclair State UniversityD3NJ76$52,388
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignD1IL75$70,046
Oklahoma State UniversityD1OK73n/a
Brigham Young UniversityD1UT73$59,245
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityD1VA72$65,699
California State University, SacramentoD1CA71$56,723
Oakland UniversityD1MI69$45,569
Washington University in St. LouisD3MO69$67,771
Georgia Southern UniversityD1GA67$53,396
Oregon State UniversityD1OR65$53,265
Lesley UniversityD3MA63$51,256
Indiana University, BloomingtonD1IN61$49,921
Purdue UniversityD1IN60$53,610
California Baptist UniversityD1CA58$47,494
California State University, FresnoD1CA58$46,255
University of California, Los AngelesD1CA57$85,813
University of Illinois ChicagoD1IL57$50,710
University of Massachusetts, DartmouthD3MA57$49,179
Western Washington UniversityD2WA57$64,470
University of KansasD1KS56$57,249
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyD3MA56$67,547
Central Michigan UniversityD1MI56$56,215
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaD2PA56$50,452
University of FloridaD1FL54$73,474
University of UtahD1UT52n/a
Western Michigan UniversityD1MI49$67,581
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaD2PA49$54,226
Bradley UniversityD1IL48$55,746
The Ohio State UniversityD1OH48$69,416
University of HoustonD1TX48$64,210
University of Minnesota DuluthD2MN47$43,529
Maryville University of Saint LouisD2MO47$49,414
Belmont UniversityD1TN47$41,939
California State University, Monterey BayD2CA47$56,342
Ball State UniversityD1IN46$53,514
University of Northern IowaD1IA46$50,416
University of Nebraska-LincolnD1NE45n/a
University of Central MissouriD2MO44$42,852
Marist UniversityD1NY44$65,701
University of Texas at AustinD1TX44$88,050
Marymount University (Virginia)D3VA44$60,370
University of AlabamaD1AL43$57,905
Bowie State UniversityD2MD43$33,841
Texas Tech UniversityD1TX43n/a
Central Connecticut State UniversityD1CT42$53,222
The University of North Carolina at GreensboroD1NC42$48,573
Carnegie Mellon UniversityD3PA42$138,588
Farmingdale State CollegeD3NY41$51,484
Cedarville UniversityD2OH41$53,239
Coastal Carolina UniversityD1SC41$37,002
Winthrop UniversityD1SC41$52,038
California State University, San BernardinoD2CA39$42,348
Boston UniversityD1MA39$72,809
Bowling Green State UniversityD1OH39$51,779
University of Central OklahomaD2OK39$59,192
Thomas Jefferson UniversityD2PA39$56,844
Central Washington UniversityD2WA39n/a
University of OregonD1OR38$64,994
University of TampaD2FL37n/a
St. Edward's UniversityD2TX37$42,871
Quinnipiac UniversityD1CT36$61,419
University of Nevada, Las VegasD1NV36$51,437
University of OklahomaD1OK36$65,646
University of WashingtonD1WA36$85,351
State University of New York at New PaltzD3NY35$57,835
Meredith CollegeD3NC35$46,268
Weber State UniversityD1UT35$54,898
Arkansas Tech UniversityD2AR34$40,422
George Washington UniversityD1DC34$62,031
Fitchburg State UniversityD3MA34$42,946
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteD3NY34$87,358
Pennsylvania State UniversityD1PA34$66,140
Samford UniversityD1AL33n/a
Metropolitan State University of DenverD2CO33$64,448
Florida State UniversityD1FL33$52,542
Clark Atlanta UniversityD2GA33$28,479
Louisiana Tech UniversityD1LA33$40,793
Missouri State UniversityD1MO33$37,505
New England CollegeD3NH33$42,323
The State University of New York at FredoniaD3NY32$43,925
University of the Incarnate WordD1TX32$52,068
University of Wisconsin-MadisonD1WI32$58,646
University of Arkansas, FayettevilleD1AR31$65,780
Illinois State UniversityD1IL31$61,628
Lasell UniversityD3MA31$43,722
Saginaw Valley State UniversityD2MI31$49,623
Buffalo State, State University of New YorkD3NY31$48,191
Oklahoma Christian UniversityD2OK31$49,855
South Dakota State UniversityD1SD31$50,581
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New BrunswickD1NJ29$57,313