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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
101 Minnesota State University, Mankato MN $35,528 $46,435 $69,154 $49,346
102 Millikin University IL $39,272 $45,751 $56,069 $49,838
103 University of North Georgia GA $30,295 $45,751 $59,105 $50,554
104 Coastal Carolina University SC $31,496 $45,557 $67,570 $47,854
105 Charleston Southern University SC $32,393 $45,480 $47,773
106 Dakota State University SD $35,728 $45,365 $56,595 $48,364
107 Colorado Mesa University CO $31,317 $45,273 $54,051 $43,076
108 University of Central Missouri MO $32,720 $43,858 $53,397 $49,168
109 West Texas A&M University TX $31,416 $43,670 $60,696 $47,416
110 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN $30,324 $43,647 $57,619 $46,384
111 University of Hartford CT $27,429 $42,888 $61,827 $37,197
112 Black Hills State University SD $30,351 $42,505 $53,181 $45,314
113 Converse University SC $42,201 $42,146 $67,042 $44,271
114 Shawnee State University OH $27,582 $41,695 $46,276
115 Spelman College GA $32,883 $40,793 $45,075
116 Concord University WV $27,128 $40,680 $51,223 $45,605
117 Elizabeth City State University NC $34,107 $39,284 $55,464 $40,168
118 Missouri Western State University MO $32,711 $38,509 $51,028 $43,172

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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.