On-campus Design and Digital Art Undergraduate certificate
88 programs — 2 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(4 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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| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Alamance Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · 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 | — |
| Canadian Valley Technology CenterOK · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Lakes College-BrainerdMN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Technology CenterOK · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Coastal Alabama Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| James Sprunt Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Kilgore CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| La Roche UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lane Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lawson State Community CollegeAL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Macomb Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mid-Plains Community CollegeNE · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Middlesex Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mitchell Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · 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 | — |
| Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Porterville CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Prince George's Community CollegeMD · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · 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 | — |
| San Juan CollegeNM · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Seton Hill UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| South Plains CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| South Suburban CollegeIL · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Southern Missouri Technical InstituteMO · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Southwestern Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| St Charles Community CollegeMO · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| St Clair County Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Stanly Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpTN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonTN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisTN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownTN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroTN · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Truckee Meadows Community CollegeNV · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of North GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Washtenaw Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Wilkes Community CollegeNC · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Yuba CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Trident Technical CollegeSC · 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:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeOH · 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:Design and Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical CollegeFL · 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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA · 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:Commercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bucks County Community CollegePA · 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:Commercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Tri-County Technical CollegeSC · 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:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Sinclair Community CollegeOH · 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:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lakeland Community CollegeOH · 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:Graphic DesignDesign and Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Owens Community CollegeOH · 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: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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| San Jacinto Community CollegeTX · 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:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mercer County Community CollegeNJ · 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 DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA · 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:Commercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Montgomery CollegeMD · 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 DesignInterior DesignCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeMN · 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:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| El Paso Community CollegeTX · 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:Interior DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Connecticut State Community CollegeCT · 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: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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIA · 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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Spokane Falls Community CollegeWA · 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:Interior DesignCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Piedmont Technical CollegeSC · 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:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Metropolitan Community College AreaNE · 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:Commercial PhotographyInterior DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Clovis Community CollegeNM · 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:Graphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| North Idaho CollegeID · 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:Graphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Portland Community CollegeOR · 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:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeAR · 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:Graphic DesignDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Randolph 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:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Eastern Arizona CollegeAZ · 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:Graphic DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Collin County Community College DistrictTX · 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 DesignInterior DesignIllustrationCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Nassau Community CollegeNY · 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 DesignInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Vincennes UniversityIN · 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:Design and Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Monroe Community CollegeNY · 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:Graphic DesignInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA · 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:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Minnesota State University MoorheadMN · 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:Graphic DesignIllustrationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information → | Commercial and Advertising ArtUndergraduate certificate · 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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Palomar 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:Interior DesignFashion/Apparel DesignGraphic DesignGame and Interactive Media DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Orange Coast 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:Interior DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Santa Ana 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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| York Technical CollegeSC · 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:Design and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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One thing these figures cannot tell you
Earnings and debt are reported by the federal government at a four-digit program level, so a figure shown against “Design and Digital Art” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.