Design and Applied Arts

484
Schools
Associate's
Credential Level
$34,077
National Avg Earnings

Earnings Distribution

Min
$27,500
25th %ile
$30,840
Median
$33,232
75th %ile
$36,896
Max
$54,096
$27,500 $54,096

Top Schools for This Program

School Name State Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
The New School NY 180 $54,096 $14,750
County College of Morris NJ 30 $47,849
Interior Designers Institute CA 36 $46,273 $24,500
Truckee Meadows Community College NV 3 $43,234
Ferris State University MI 1 $41,116
Dallas College TX 60 $40,260
Austin Community College District TX 55 $40,255 $19,939
Alexandria Technical & Community College MN 32 $40,168 $12,000
Portland Community College OR 50 $39,984 $17,506
Fashion Institute of Technology NY 838 $39,369 $11,640
Pratt Institute-Main NY 32 $39,077 $12,000
Macomb Community College MI 47 $38,849 $9,850
Oakland Community College MI 30 $38,657
Des Moines Area Community College IA 33 $38,334 $13,000
Front Range Community College CO 20 $38,319
Wake Technical Community College NC 95 $38,280
Arapahoe Community College CO 47 $37,746 $15,125
The Modern College of Design OH 74 $37,672 $5,500
Academy of Art University CA 18 $37,278 $31,937
Lane Community College OR 17 $37,208
Utah Valley University UT 41 $37,175
Dakota County Technical College MN 16 $37,096
New England Institute of Technology RI 83 $36,948 $12,000
Montana State University MT 20 $36,931 $18,006
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North NY 6 $36,896 $15,417
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo NY 7 $36,896 $15,417
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece NY 2 $36,896 $15,417
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa WI 0 $36,896 $15,417
Palm Beach State College FL 27 $36,768
Madison Area Technical College WI 102 $36,134 $12,120
Salt Lake Community College UT 81 $36,061 $10,088
Chemeketa Community College OR 8 $36,014
Sullivan University KY $35,740
Johnson County Community College KS 77 $35,517 $9,341
Scottsdale Community College AZ 28 $35,471
Elgin Community College IL 11 $34,872
South University-Savannah GA $34,839
Kirkwood Community College IA 13 $34,704 $10,168
San Antonio College TX 22 $34,596
Century College MN 37 $34,586 $13,000
Los Angeles Film School CA $34,551
Collin County Community College District TX 77 $34,139
Monroe Community College NY 64 $33,736 $8,000
Spokane Falls Community College WA 37 $33,674 $11,756
Virginia Western Community College VA 13 $33,618
Guilford Technical Community College NC 26 $33,442 $11,708
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI 27 $33,410
Mesa Community College AZ 29 $33,378
Lakeland Community College OH 11 $33,281
Northern Virginia Community College VA 61 $33,232
Gwinnett Technical College GA 46 $33,090 $14,482
Berkeley College-Woodland Park NJ 27 $32,925 $14,572
Metropolitan Community College Area NE 54 $32,716 $8,831
Suffolk County Community College NY 35 $32,674 $8,906
Fox Valley Technical College WI 45 $32,585 $10,684
Vincennes University IN 14 $32,363
Rasmussen University-Florida FL 30 $32,246 $23,820
Rasmussen University-Minnesota MN 22 $32,246 $23,820
Rasmussen University-North Dakota ND 3 $32,246 $23,820
Rasmussen University-Illinois IL 0 $32,246 $23,820
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin WI 8 $32,246 $23,820
Rasmussen University-Kansas KS 5 $32,246 $23,820
Western Technical College WI 42 $32,037 $11,479
Central Piedmont Community College NC 53 $32,028
Owens Community College OH 21 $32,003
Ensign College UT 43 $31,839
Chattahoochee Technical College GA 45 $31,724
Sessions College for Professional Design AZ 24 $31,633 $19,854
College of DuPage IL 52 $31,463 $11,750
Seminole State College of Florida FL 46 $31,347 $14,300
Sinclair Community College OH 67 $31,308 $11,000
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology OK 13 $31,133
Waukesha County Technical College WI 28 $31,069 $15,554
Northampton County Area Community College PA 31 $30,861
CUNY Kingsborough Community College NY 64 $30,840
Harford Community College MD 29 $30,757
Onondaga Community College NY 12 $30,593 $9,922
Miami Dade College FL 42 $30,466
North Hennepin Community College MN 11 $30,409
Southeast Community College Area NE 2 $30,292
North Idaho College ID 9 $30,204
Sullivan County Community College NY 14 $30,120
Minneapolis Community and Technical College MN 32 $29,825 $12,000
Seattle Central College WA 52 $29,775 $11,500
Nashville State Community College TN 20 $29,716
Forsyth Technical Community College NC 15 $29,715
Cecil College MD 23 $29,710
Herzing University-Madison WI $29,685
Kalamazoo Valley Community College MI 20 $29,645
Bismarck State College ND 13 $29,332
Saint Louis Community College MO 38 $29,249
Gateway Technical College WI 33 $29,235 $14,966
Niagara County Community College NY 11 $29,228
Chattanooga State Community College TN 26 $28,974 $9,288
Lansing Community College MI 9 $28,960
NorthWest Arkansas Community College AR 8 $28,598
Pima Community College AZ 18 $28,595
Texas State Technical College TX 52 $28,471 $12,960
Los Angeles Trade Technical College CA 29 $28,056
Nassau Community College NY 46 $27,500

About This Data

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median earnings represent graduates who received federal financial aid. Completers count and debt figures reflect program-level data reported by institutions. Data is updated annually.