Bachelor's · Mount Vernon, Iowa
Is Fine and Studio Arts at Cornell College worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $41,138
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $107k (likely $107k – $107k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $1k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in IA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$287k (likely −$380k – −$182k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$257k (likely −$447k – −$35k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 60%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Fine and Studio Arts at other schools
Other majors at Cornell College
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$84,938
- Engineering, General (Bachelor's)$69,256
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)$64,510
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)$59,195
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$47,762
Fine and Studio Arts at other schools in Iowa
- University of Iowa$43,192
- University of Northern Iowa$40,288
- Grinnell College$35,988
- Luther College$30,922