Design and Digital Art programs
288 programs — 73 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, led by institutions where this is the main program rather than one of many. Federal figures cover the wider program family, so a row may share its numbers with related degrees.
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Schools file the same degree under different federal codes — Berklee’s music production sits under “Music, Other”, Academy of Art’s under “Recording Arts”. These groups gather every code a program is actually filed under.
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Hide for-profit colleges(17 programs)What our data shows about for-profit collegesAcross the creative fields on this site, students at private for-profit institutions borrow 27% more than students at public ones ($29,332 against $23,033) and earn 15% less four years after completing ($38,361 against $45,110).The combined effect is severe. Median debt at a for-profit equals 70% of a graduate’s annual earnings, against 47% at a public institution. And 10% of for-profit programs leave graduates owing more than they earn in a year — against 1% of public ones. Ten times the rate.This is a pattern across 212 for-profit programs, not a handful of outliers, and it holds in every creative field we cover. It does not mean no for-profit program is worth taking: some appear high in our best-value rankings, and this filter hides those too. It means the odds are materially worse, and the burden of proof sits with the school.Figures are medians computed from the College Scorecard and IPEDS data behind every table on this site.
| Institution | Programcredential and delivery | at completion | 4 yrs after | Median federal loan debt at completion, divided by median earnings four years later. It answers a single question: how much of one year’s income do you owe on the day you finish?Below 50% is generally considered manageable. Above 100% means graduates owe more than they earn in a year, and repayment on a standard ten-year plan starts to consume a serious share of income.Debt covers federal loans only, so real ratios are often worse. Both figures are medians — half of graduates fall on the wrong side of each. |
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| The Modern College of DesignOH · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Fully online | $5,500 | $39,430 | 14% |
| Chattanooga State Community CollegeTN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | $9,288 | $36,691 | 25% |
| Macomb Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | $9,850 | $37,216 | 26% |
| Seattle UniversityWA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,084 | $53,117 | 43% |
| University of Minnesota-DuluthMN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,275 | $52,727 | 46% |
| Russell Sage CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,250 | $51,485 | 47% |
| Keene State CollegeNH · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,250 | $50,507 | 48% |
| Upper Iowa UniversityIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $20,500 | $41,109 | 50% |
| Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaPA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $53,312 | 51% |
| Bismarck State CollegeND · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | — | $37,776 | — |
| Drake UniversityIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $58,834 | — |
| Miami Ad School-San FranciscoCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | — | $90,812 | — |
| Middlesex Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | — | $47,167 | — |
| University of North GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $42,675 | — |
| Oklahoma Christian UniversityOK · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $56,958 | 47% |
| Lewis UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $45,704 | — |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $30,135 | — |
| Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Commercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $34,598 | — |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $24,406 | — |
| Sinclair Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,000 | $37,187 | 30% |
| University of Central MissouriMO · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,076 | $42,778 | 47% |
| Owens Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Commercial PhotographyDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralGraphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $41,595 | — |
| Miami Ad School-New YorkNY · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $90,812 | — |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Commercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $13,000 | $36,996 | 35% |
| Seattle Central CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,500 | $43,416 | 26% |
| Dominican UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,344 | $47,930 | 55% |
| Montgomery CollegeMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignInterior DesignCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $32,319 | — |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Online or on campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,708 | $33,521 | 35% |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · Online or on campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $35,628 | — |
| Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $12,000 | $44,165 | 27% |
| Miami Ad SchoolFL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $90,812 | — |
| Connecticut State Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignInterior DesignGame and Interactive Media DesignIllustrationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $34,324 | — |
| Spokane Falls Community CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Interior DesignCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,756 | $42,113 | 28% |
| Pennsylvania Western UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $40,854 | 66% |
| Metropolitan Community College AreaNE · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Commercial PhotographyInterior DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $8,831 | $42,343 | 21% |
| Arkansas State UniversityAR · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $39,897 | — |
| Portland Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $17,506 | $50,811 | 34% |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $34,383 | — |
| Kent State University at KentOH · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignInterior DesignCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,000 | $56,540 | 44% |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $10,084 | $41,857 | 24% |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $41,986 | — |
| Miami Ad School-AtlantaGA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · Fully onlineWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $90,812 | — |
| Collin County Community College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignInterior DesignIllustrationCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $40,300 | — |
| Nassau Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $37,466 | — |
| Boise State UniversityID · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,618 | $42,527 | 63% |
| Woodbury UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $62,092 | 43% |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Online or on campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignInterior DesignGraphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $47,967 | — |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · Fully onlineWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Game and Interactive Media DesignInterior DesignGraphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $39,933 | — |
| Monroe Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $8,000 | $39,328 | 20% |
| SUNY at FredoniaNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:IllustrationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,500 | $43,087 | 52% |
| Minnesota State University MoorheadMN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignIllustrationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,100 | $48,976 | 53% |
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $8,832 | $52,562 | 17% |
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $48,833 | — |
| Columbus College of Art & DesignOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:IllustrationFashion/Apparel DesignIndustrial and Product DesignInterior DesignGame and Interactive Media DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $48,204 | 56% |
| Ball State UniversityIN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Interior DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,000 | $53,514 | 41% |
| American Academy of Art CollegeIL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:IllustrationGraphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $30,125 | $39,542 | 76% |
| Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Online or on campusOffers: Advertising and Marketing Communications (AAS)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignIllustrationInterior DesignCommercial PhotographyGraphic DesignDesign and Applied Arts, OtherIndustrial and Product DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,640 | $45,096 | 26% |
| Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusOffers: Advertising and Marketing Communications (AAS)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignIllustrationInterior DesignCommercial PhotographyGraphic DesignDesign and Applied Arts, OtherIndustrial and Product DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,033 | $60,882 | 38% |
| Syracuse UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralIndustrial and Product DesignIllustrationDesign and Applied Arts, OtherFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $71,527 | 38% |
| College for Creative StudiesMI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:IllustrationInterior DesignDesign and Applied Arts, OtherFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $61,222 | 42% |
| Academy of Art UniversityCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:IllustrationFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $31,937 | $40,595 | 79% |
| Academy of Art UniversityCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:IllustrationFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $31,500 | $38,583 | 82% |
| Academy of Art UniversityCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtMaster’s degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:IllustrationFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $93,267 | $57,636 | 162% |
| Roosevelt UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $13,417 | $35,066 | 38% |
| Roosevelt UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,048 | $29,529 | 85% |
| Miami University-OxfordOH · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $67,981 | 38% |
| Nazareth UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $42,615 | 55% |
| Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Industrial and Product DesignGraphic DesignIllustrationInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,646 | $52,043 | 51% |
| Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignIndustrial and Product DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $53,796 | 50% |
| Sessions College for Professional DesignAZ · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignIllustrationCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,571 | $37,727 | 31% |
| Sessions College for Professional DesignAZ · Private for-profitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Graphic DesignIllustrationCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,854 | — | — |
| Art Center College of DesignCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:IllustrationGraphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $31,000 | $76,093 | 41% |
| Columbia College ChicagoIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Fashion/Apparel DesignGraphic DesignGame and Interactive Media DesignIllustrationInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,500 | $48,601 | 50% |
| Alamance Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Alamance Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Ashland UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bismarck State CollegeND · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Brescia UniversityKY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Canadian Valley Technology CenterOK · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Catawba Valley Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Community CollegeNE · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Community CollegeNE · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdMN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdMN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Technology CenterOK · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Texas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Clark State CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Coastal Alabama Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Coastal Alabama Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of Southern MarylandMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Community College of Baltimore CountyMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Community College of Baltimore CountyMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Concord UniversityWV · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeMS · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Delaware County Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDE · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Digital Media InstituteLA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Fred K Marchman Technical CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Greenville Technical CollegeSC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Hagerstown Community CollegeMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Hagerstown Community CollegeMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Huntington UniversityIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Indiana County Technology CenterPA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Isothermal Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Isothermal Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| James Sprunt Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| James Sprunt Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Kilgore CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Kilgore CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaPA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtMaster’s degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| La Roche UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| La Roche UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lane Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lane Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lawson State Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lawson State Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Macomb Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Marian UniversityIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Marietta CollegeOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityMO · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mid-Plains Community CollegeNE · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mid-Plains Community CollegeNE · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Middlesex Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Midlands Technical CollegeSC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mitchell Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mitchell Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Moore Norman Technology CenterOK · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Nash Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Nash Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Nashville State Community CollegeTN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Nashville State Community CollegeTN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northwestern Michigan CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Passaic County Community CollegeNJ · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Porterville CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Porterville CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Prince George's Community CollegeMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Prince George's Community CollegeMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Saint Joseph's College of MaineME · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| San Juan CollegeNM · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| San Juan CollegeNM · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Seton Hill UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Seton Hill UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
Showing 150 of 288 programs, lowest debt-to-earnings first. Sorting reorders these 150; narrow the filters to bring the rest into view.
Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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