Design and Digital Art Bachelor’s degree
451 programs — 234 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(22 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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| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,500 | $138,588 | 18% |
| University of Notre DameIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $19,250 | $83,414 | 23% |
| University of California-DavisCA · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $14,924 | $62,209 | 24% |
| California State University-Monterey BayCA · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $13,902 | $48,639 | 29% |
| Boston UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,000 | $72,809 | 29% |
| Chapman UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,823 | $78,121 | 30% |
| University of South FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,000 | $54,770 | 31% |
| Farmingdale State CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $17,250 | $53,896 | 32% |
| University of ArkansasAR · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,750 | $65,780 | 35% |
| University of Nevada-Las VegasNV · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,929 | $51,437 | 37% |
| California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,825 | $55,744 | 37% |
| Central Connecticut State UniversityCT · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,500 | $57,214 | 38% |
| North Central CollegeIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,000 | $57,192 | 38% |
| University of Wisconsin-Green BayWI · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,186 | $46,376 | 39% |
| Bemidji State UniversityMN · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,908 | $54,642 | 40% |
| Portland State UniversityOR · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,100 | $56,158 | 41% |
| Seton Hall UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,500 | $51,509 | 42% |
| Emmanuel CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $63,616 | 42% |
| Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,000 | $60,782 | 43% |
| Bellevue UniversityNE · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $20,834 | $48,632 | 43% |
| University of KansasKS · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,000 | $59,441 | 44% |
| Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $22,965 | $51,370 | 45% |
| Susquehanna UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $59,551 | 45% |
| LIM CollegeNY · Private for-profitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,915 | $58,061 | 46% |
| Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $57,313 | 47% |
| Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $25,750 | $50,814 | 51% |
| State University of New York at OswegoNY · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,250 | $44,939 | 52% |
| University of Akron Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,937 | $50,484 | 53% |
| Longwood UniversityVA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,753 | $46,040 | 54% |
| University of San FranciscoCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $49,788 | 54% |
| Oakland UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,000 | $47,432 | 55% |
| Carthage CollegeWI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $48,431 | 56% |
| Flagler CollegeFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,250 | $46,921 | 56% |
| Cleveland State UniversityOH · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,875 | $46,635 | 58% |
| Saginaw Valley State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,286 | $41,864 | 58% |
| Anderson UniversitySC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $44,221 | 61% |
| Robert Morris UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 | $43,698 | 62% |
| North Carolina A & T State UniversityNC · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $28,500 | $46,077 | 62% |
| Coastal Carolina UniversitySC · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $25,000 | $40,150 | 62% |
| Rasmussen University-FloridaFL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $29,332 | $46,610 | 63% |
| Rasmussen University-MinnesotaMN · Private for-profitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $29,332 | $46,610 | 63% |
| Rasmussen University-North DakotaND · Private for-profitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $29,332 | $46,610 | 63% |
| Rasmussen University-IllinoisIL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $29,332 | $46,610 | 63% |
| Rasmussen University-WisconsinWI · Private for-profitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $29,332 | $46,610 | 63% |
| Rasmussen University-KansasKS · Private for-profitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $29,332 | $46,610 | 63% |
| Charleston Southern UniversitySC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | $41,925 | 64% |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,125 | $35,817 | 73% |
| Northwest College of Art & DesignWA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $30,734 | $35,885 | 86% |
| Los Angeles Film SchoolCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · HybridOffers: Graphic Design (BS) | $46,750 | $34,769 | 134% |
| American InterContinental University-AtlantaGA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $23,436 | — |
| Atlantic UniversityPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · Not reported | — | $24,701 | — |
| Black Hills State UniversitySD · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $29,733 | — |
| Bowie State UniversityMD · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $33,841 | — |
| Colorado Mesa UniversityCO · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,500 | — | — |
| Edgewood CollegeWI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $44,540 | — |
| Grand Canyon UniversityAZ · Private for-profitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $27,000 | — | — |
| Lamar UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $46,341 | — |
| Loyola University ChicagoIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $59,928 | — |
| Mercy UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $54,725 | — |
| Missouri Western State UniversityMO · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $41,728 | — |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $40,641 | — |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityKY · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $52,703 | — |
| Northwest Nazarene UniversityID · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $41,719 | — |
| Point Loma Nazarene UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $57,740 | — |
| Rider UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $51,406 | — |
| Roger Williams UniversityRI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $26,445 | — | — |
| Saint Cloud State UniversityMN · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $45,990 | — |
| Saint Norbert CollegeWI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,000 | — | — |
| State University of New York at New PaltzNY · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,500 | — | — |
| Taylor UniversityIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $22,000 | — | — |
| Texas A & M University-CommerceTX · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $61,748 | — |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $69,047 | — |
| University of California-San DiegoCA · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $16,643 | — | — |
| University of DaytonOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $66,679 | — |
| University of Massachusetts-LowellMA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,075 | — | — |
| University of Michigan-FlintMI · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | $27,695 | — | — |
| University of Nebraska-LincolnNE · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | $21,500 | — | — |
| University of Northwestern-St PaulMN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $44,628 | — |
| University of RedlandsCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $75,374 | — |
| Wayne State CollegeNE · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $39,701 | — |
| York College of PennsylvaniaPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $52,222 | — |
| Radford UniversityVA · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $55,856 | 48% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,178 | $65,186 | 28% |
| Nazareth UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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:Commercial and Advertising ArtThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,250 | $42,615 | 55% |
| Grace College and Theological SeminaryIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | — | $51,338 | — |
| Louisiana Tech UniversityLA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $19,868 | $41,534 | 48% |
| Liberty UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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:Graphic DesignInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,998 | $47,797 | 52% |
| Miami University-OxfordOH · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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:Commercial and Advertising ArtThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $67,981 | 38% |
| Utah Valley UniversityUT · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $12,500 | $55,728 | 22% |
| Roosevelt UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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:Commercial and Advertising ArtThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,048 | $29,529 | 85% |
| Bob Jones UniversitySC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $15,750 | — | — |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,250 | $53,363 | 38% |
| California Baptist UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s 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:Interior DesignIllustrationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $47,494 | 55% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $54,274 | 50% |
| Endicott CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 | $64,559 | 42% |
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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:Commercial and Advertising ArtThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $8,832 | $52,562 | 17% |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $26,250 | $65,646 | 40% |
| North Carolina State University at RaleighNC · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $19,500 | $61,382 | 32% |
| Western Washington UniversityWA · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 DesignIllustrationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,833 | $69,715 | 28% |
| West Virginia UniversityWV · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $25,000 | $55,669 | 45% |
| Wichita State UniversityKS · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,200 | $36,723 | 63% |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $26,000 | $40,619 | 64% |
| University of Central OklahomaOK · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $15,875 | $53,927 | 29% |
| Suffolk UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 | $60,159 | 45% |
| California State University-FresnoCA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $19,735 | $38,397 | 51% |
| Northeastern UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,500 | $87,336 | 29% |
| Washington University in St LouisMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 Applied Arts, OtherFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,089 | $67,771 | 28% |
| University of Illinois ChicagoIL · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralDesign and Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,881 | $59,188 | 39% |
| University of DenverCO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | — | $69,251 | — |
| University of FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,839 | $65,656 | 30% |
| Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignCommercial and Advertising ArtThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $53,796 | 50% |
| Winthrop UniversitySC · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $27,917 | $54,194 | 52% |
| Park UniversityMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $15,000 | $48,105 | 31% |
| Stevenson UniversityMD · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $27,000 | $55,419 | 49% |
| University of Massachusetts-DartmouthMA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignDesign and Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $51,857 | 50% |
| Quinnipiac UniversityCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $26,000 | $61,419 | 42% |
| Minnesota State University MoorheadMN · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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:Commercial and Advertising ArtIllustrationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,100 | $48,976 | 53% |
| Texas State UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $23,000 | $61,539 | 37% |
| The University of Texas at AustinTX · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 Applied Arts, OtherInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,000 | $69,846 | 26% |
| University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $18,000 | $89,022 | 20% |
| John Brown UniversityAR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $19,500 | $47,248 | 41% |
| California State University-SacramentoCA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 Applied Arts, OtherInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $15,750 | $53,871 | 29% |
| Maryville University of Saint LouisMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,500 | $52,185 | 39% |
| University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $12,250 | $89,193 | 14% |
| Texas Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $68,313 | — |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignIndustrial and Product DesignInterior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $11,250 | $22,763 | 49% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityTN · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $18,250 | $41,449 | 44% |
| Brigham Young UniversityUT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 DesignIllustrationIndustrial and Product DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $12,065 | $52,929 | 23% |
| University of Northern IowaIA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $21,965 | $47,736 | 46% |
| Marywood UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $27,000 | — | — |
| Grand View UniversityIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $21,502 | $41,944 | 51% |
| Pennsylvania Western UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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:Commercial and Advertising ArtThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $40,854 | 66% |
| Washington State UniversityWA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $24,604 | $69,224 | 36% |
| Oregon State UniversityOR · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignDesign and Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,500 | $60,434 | 36% |
| Art Academy of CincinnatiOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $25,000 | $42,224 | 59% |
| Mississippi CollegeMS · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignCommercial PhotographyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $39,178 | — |
| University of the ArtsPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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:IllustrationGame and Interactive Media DesignIndustrial and Product DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $37,977 | 71% |
| Georgia Southern UniversityGA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $25,750 | $53,396 | 48% |
| Kean UniversityNJ · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 DesignIndustrial and Product DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,004 | $56,666 | 42% |
| San Francisco State UniversityCA · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 DesignIndustrial and Product DesignDesign and Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $15,000 | $59,678 | 25% |
| St. John's University-New YorkNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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:IllustrationGame and Interactive Media DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $63,659 | 42% |
| Abilene Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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:Interior DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,875 | $49,818 | 44% |
| Marymount Manhattan CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 Applied Arts, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $48,393 | — |
| University of North TexasTX · PublicRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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. | $22,269 | $57,753 | 39% |
| Lasell UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $27,000 | $32,379 | 83% |
| Bradley UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | — | $60,888 | — |
| Champlain CollegeVT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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. | $26,870 | $54,561 | 49% |
| Belmont UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’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 DesignIllustrationThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $12,500 | $58,314 | 21% |
| Western Michigan UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’s degree · 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:Industrial and Product DesignInterior DesignFashion/Apparel DesignThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $58,634 | 46% |
| Iowa State UniversityIA · PublicRequest information → | Graphic DesignBachelor’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 DesignInterior DesignDesign and Visual Communications, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,581 | $52,671 | 50% |
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Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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