Best Colleges for Design and Applied Arts
Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 118 institutions with data
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| # | Institution | State | Year 1 | Year 5 Median | Year 10 | PP Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Utah | UT | $52,165 | $83,557 | — | $80,731 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology | GA | $53,630 | $77,671 | $96,276 | $85,824 |
| 3 | University of Texas at Austin | TX | $53,298 | $75,893 | $84,610 | $82,403 |
| 4 | University of Cincinnati | OH | $55,855 | $75,335 | $94,156 | $83,613 |
| 5 | Quinnipiac University | CT | $44,319 | $73,546 | $85,664 | $63,787 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University (The) | PA | $46,826 | $73,157 | $100,222 | $74,574 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $47,574 | $71,422 | $96,791 | $77,802 |
| 8 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | VA | $50,197 | $71,408 | $89,264 | $69,666 |
| 9 | Fashion Institute of Technology | NY | $48,094 | $70,659 | $88,665 | $53,530 |
| 10 | Ohio State University (The) | OH | $47,983 | $70,561 | $87,351 | $78,314 |
| 11 | Miami University | OH | $48,934 | $68,857 | $92,357 | $76,423 |
| 12 | University of Oregon | OR | $39,614 | $68,723 | $74,872 | $60,125 |
| 13 | SUNY College at Purchase | NY | $42,608 | $66,986 | $91,284 | $50,747 |
| 14 | University of Houston | TX | $46,516 | $66,328 | $91,099 | $72,017 |
| 15 | State University of New York at Oneonta | NY | $38,170 | $66,303 | — | $50,230 |
| 16 | North Carolina State University | NC | $44,206 | $65,807 | $81,618 | $67,287 |
| 17 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | MN | $46,164 | $64,712 | $84,822 | $68,769 |
| 18 | Arizona State University | AZ | $43,299 | $64,530 | $83,719 | $60,592 |
| 19 | DePaul University | IL | $33,078 | $64,085 | $84,259 | $69,809 |
| 20 | Loyola University Chicago | IL | $37,446 | $63,750 | $77,901 | $69,444 |
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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.