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Every creative program this institution awards, with what its graduates earn four years after completing and what they owed when they finished — as the federal government reports it.

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ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Music ManagementBachelor’s degreeOn campus$20,353$63,35332%Request information →
Music Performance, GeneralBachelor’s degreeOn campus$19,839$34,12458%Request information →
Music Performance, GeneralMaster’s degreeOn campus$64,278$45,304142%Request information →
Music ManagementMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

Game Design

4 programs
ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationBachelor’s degreeOn campus—$115,839—Request information →
Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degreeOn campus$18,000$89,02220%Request information →
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationMaster’s degreeHybrid$63,625$179,05536%Request information →
Design and Visual Communications, GeneralMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

Film and Video

3 programs
ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degreeOn campus$19,500$58,62333%Request information →
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionMaster’s degreeOn campus$167,503$51,931323%Request information →
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaMaster’s degreeFully online———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Design and Visual Communications, GeneralBachelor’s degreeOn campus$18,000$89,02220%Request information →
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special EffectsMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →
Design and Visual Communications, GeneralMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Business Administration and Management, GeneralBachelor’s degreeNot reported$15,750$109,12814%Request information →
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor’s degreeOn campus$19,500$87,94622%Request information →
Business Administration and Management, GeneralMaster’s degreeHybrid$77,686$181,25043%Request information →
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster’s degreeOn campus$82,426$89,76092%Request information →
Marketing/Marketing Management, GeneralMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Computer ScienceBachelor’s degreeOn campus$19,625$192,89710%Request information →
InformaticsBachelor’s degreeOn campus———Request information →
Computer ScienceMaster’s degreeFully online$51,250$188,87127%Request information →
InformaticsMaster’s degreeHybrid———Request information →
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information AssuranceMaster’s degreeFully online———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

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