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Master's · Visual and Performing Arts

Design and Applied Arts (Master's): earnings by school

25 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$53,468
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$69,930
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$57,357
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 21 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $63,427 and $80,986. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Illinois Institute of Technology IL—$144,324—
Liberty University VA$56,410$112,935$31,547
Rhode Island School of Design RI—$93,136—
The New School NY—$86,473$55,406
Pratt Institute-Main NY$69,098$82,883$146,319
Drexel University PA—$80,986—
George Washington University DC—$75,210—
Maryland Institute College of Art MD$89,986$73,348$41,000
Norwich University VT—$70,269—
Marymount University VA$68,106$69,957—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ—$69,930$59,308
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ—$69,930$59,308
Savannah College of Art and Design GA$47,276$65,866$81,999
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$46,725$65,638—
School of Visual Arts NY$33,775$65,176—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$64,660——
University of Baltimore MD—$63,427—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$58,079$60,289—
Full Sail University FL$48,146$60,023$41,000
Academy of Art University CA$43,892$57,636$75,954
Kent State University at Kent OH$55,372——
Iowa State University IA$53,760——
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$53,177$48,570$25,379
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$45,689——
Atlantic University PR$20,889$37,426—