Colleges, in alphabetical order

InstitutionStateMedian earnings (4 yrs out)Median debtCredentialGraduates measured
Academy of Art UniversityCA$42,221$32,641Associate's30
AI Miami International University of Art and DesignFL$36,966$31,500Bachelor's51
American Film Institute ConservatoryCA$43,012—Master's103
American InterContinental University SystemAZ$32,318—Bachelor's16
American InterContinental University-AtlantaGA$32,318—Bachelor's16
American UniversityDC$52,661$23,250Bachelor's55
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$49,759$20,534Bachelor's219
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ$49,759$20,534Bachelor's219
Art Center College of DesignCA$49,933$31,000Bachelor's64
Belmont UniversityTN$42,033$20,500Bachelor's42
Binghamton UniversityNY$46,579—Bachelor's25
Boise State UniversityID$37,111—Certificate23
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusOH$39,707$26,000Bachelor's45
Brigham Young UniversityUT$53,695$12,000Bachelor's49
California College of ASUCA$32,033$18,167Associate's42
California Institute of the ArtsCA$29,426$27,000Bachelor's60
California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtCA$46,245$23,162Bachelor's16
California State University-NorthridgeCA$46,913$18,266Bachelor's94
California State University-SacramentoCA$42,392$16,205Bachelor's75
Central Washington UniversityWA$45,152$23,000Bachelor's43
Champlain CollegeVT$35,945$27,000Bachelor's37
Chapman UniversityCA$66,494$19,123Bachelor's160
Clayton State UniversityGA$36,510$27,896Bachelor's17
Cleveland State UniversityOH$37,745$26,774Bachelor's66
Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y TelevisionPR$19,313—Certificate51
College for Creative StudiesMI$35,797$27,000Bachelor's22
College of Staten Island CUNYNY$51,363—Bachelor's16
Columbia College ChicagoIL$41,200$26,000Bachelor's523
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$56,444—Master's53
Columbus College of Art & DesignOH$43,661$27,000Bachelor's29
Community College of AuroraCO$37,661$20,750Associate's52
Compass College of Film and MediaMI$38,296—Bachelor's43
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$44,032$13,622Bachelor's87
CUNY City CollegeNY$46,801—Bachelor's27
CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$46,545$7,134Bachelor's37
Daytona State CollegeFL$34,180$10,000Associate's26
DePaul UniversityIL$46,969$24,717Bachelor's189
DeSales UniversityPA$46,847$27,000Bachelor's17
Digital Film AcademyNY$33,576$9,500Certificate51
Drexel UniversityPA$42,980$25,379Bachelor's62
Eastern Michigan UniversityMI$49,388$27,000Bachelor's48
Eastern Washington UniversityWA$39,404—Bachelor's26
Emerson CollegeMA$49,951$24,250Bachelor's474
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusNJ$45,958$25,000Bachelor's43
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusNJ$45,958$25,000Bachelor's43
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY$31,862—Associate's26
Florida Institute of Recording Sound and TechnologyFL$33,668$7,853Certificate98
Florida State UniversityFL$46,180$20,476Bachelor's31
Fordham UniversityNY$54,738$25,000Bachelor's44
Full Sail UniversityFL$24,816$29,320Associate's67
George Fox UniversityOR$50,003$23,625Bachelor's23
George Mason UniversityVA$50,086$25,000Bachelor's62
Georgia State UniversityGA$42,457$25,755Bachelor's237
Grand Canyon UniversityAZ$43,469$28,625Bachelor's80
Grand Valley State UniversityMI$39,082$25,899Bachelor's97
Huntington UniversityIN$46,073$26,996Bachelor's23
Illinois Media SchoolIL$31,567$15,833Certificate28
Ithaca CollegeNY$44,829$25,000Bachelor's113
John Brown UniversityAR$36,796$22,250Bachelor's23
John Paul the Great Catholic UniversityCA$35,917$26,925Bachelor's63
Kansas City Art InstituteMO$34,253$27,000Bachelor's20
Keene State CollegeNH$45,423$27,000Bachelor's39
Kennesaw State UniversityGA$78,034$27,000Bachelor's28
Lesley UniversityMA$45,508$26,974Bachelor's24
Liberty UniversityVA$43,025$22,500Bachelor's83
Los Angeles Film SchoolCA$29,061$20,000Associate's93
Loyola Marymount UniversityCA$61,500$23,250Bachelor's81
Maine College of Art & DesignME$41,600—Bachelor's17
Maryland Institute College of ArtMD$43,227$27,000Bachelor's33
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNY$55,285$27,000Bachelor's31
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA$51,139$25,965Bachelor's47
MediaTech Institute-DallasTX$24,786—Certificate18
Miami Dade CollegeFL$32,202—Associate's65
Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute DallasTX$36,966$31,500Bachelor's51
Middle Tennessee State UniversityTN$37,274$19,270Bachelor's16
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN$40,579—Certificate34
Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$36,495$23,377Bachelor's41
Montana State UniversityMT$45,300$24,495Bachelor's48
Montclair State UniversityNJ$50,790$27,000Bachelor's53
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityCA$47,091$27,000Bachelor's16
Nashville Film InstituteTN$34,240$9,058Certificate43
New Mexico State University-Main CampusNM$37,880$15,625Bachelor's30
New York Film AcademyCA$31,769$9,500Certificate65
New York UniversityNY$58,720$22,250Bachelor's332
Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$48,800$19,000Bachelor's23
Norwich UniversityVT$90,973—Master's19
Oakland UniversityMI$43,186$27,000Bachelor's43
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$50,565$22,500Bachelor's32
Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK$40,029$9,043Associate's25
Pace UniversityNY$52,368$25,238Bachelor's76
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$43,919$23,250Bachelor's60
Point Park UniversityPA$41,751$27,000Bachelor's43
Portland State UniversityOR$41,639$25,000Bachelor's82
Pratt Institute-MainNY$46,874$27,000Bachelor's58
Purdue University-Main CampusIN$52,105$17,034Bachelor's19
Quinnipiac UniversityCT$52,094$24,864Bachelor's32
Regent UniversityVA$57,017—Master's34
Rhode Island School of DesignRI$51,278$27,000Bachelor's47
Ringling College of Art and DesignFL$41,024$27,000Bachelor's44
Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY$52,970$27,000Bachelor's179
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$63,679$23,250Bachelor's33
Rutgers University-NewarkNJ$63,679$23,250Bachelor's33
SAE Expression CollegeCA$47,885—Bachelor's24
Saint Cloud State UniversityMN$35,421—Bachelor's17
San Francisco Art InstituteCA$40,703$27,000Bachelor's27
San Francisco State UniversityCA$47,149$17,850Bachelor's209
Savannah College of Art and DesignGA$41,651$27,000Bachelor's233
Savannah Technical CollegeGA$34,831—Certificate20
School of Visual ArtsNY$41,271$27,000Bachelor's155
Scottsdale Community CollegeAZ$40,864—Associate's20
Seattle Film InstituteWA$38,787$19,328Certificate25
Seattle UniversityWA$62,385$24,583Bachelor's20
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleIL$40,592$19,500Bachelor's55
Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH$30,298$18,875Associate's29
State University of New York at OswegoNY$38,429$25,798Bachelor's43
Stevenson UniversityMD$38,813$27,000Bachelor's24
SUNY at Purchase CollegeNY$43,265$26,949Bachelor's66
Syracuse UniversityNY$54,115$27,000Bachelor's74
Taylor UniversityIN$50,403—Bachelor's16
Temple UniversityPA$42,526$25,000Bachelor's193
Texas State UniversityTX$39,473$26,864Bachelor's25
The Art Institute of AtlantaGA$25,417—Associate's29
The Art Institute of AustinTX$39,185$37,000Bachelor's54
The Art Institute of HoustonTX$39,185$37,000Bachelor's54
The Art Institute of San AntonioTX$39,185$37,000Bachelor's54
The New SchoolNY$48,557$25,829Bachelor's76
The University of MontanaMT$36,169$26,400Bachelor's37
The University of TampaFL$42,090$20,500Bachelor's28
Tufts UniversityMA$59,960—Bachelor's18
Universidad del Sagrado CorazonPR$21,459—Bachelor's24
University at BuffaloNY$43,285$24,509Bachelor's50
University of ArizonaAZ$44,145$21,500Bachelor's60
University of California-BerkeleyCA$70,963$15,693Bachelor's42
University of California-DavisCA$57,999$18,000Bachelor's57
University of California-IrvineCA$51,423$16,300Bachelor's96
University of California-Los AngelesCA$50,904$19,000Bachelor's34
University of California-RiversideCA$52,699$20,500Bachelor's202
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA$49,893$15,000Bachelor's151
University of California-Santa CruzCA$45,815$16,439Bachelor's142
University of Central ArkansasAR$37,484$22,983Bachelor's30
University of Central FloridaFL$41,255$21,375Bachelor's73
University of Colorado BoulderCO$39,720$20,000Bachelor's45
University of HartfordCT$44,550$27,000Bachelor's35
University of IowaIA$47,892$25,000Bachelor's70
University of KansasKS$41,191$24,750Bachelor's44
University of Maryland-College ParkMD$50,713—Bachelor's17
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthMA$50,008—Bachelor's19
University of MiamiFL$52,032$18,500Bachelor's39
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$57,059$19,760Bachelor's80
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$47,707$19,875Bachelor's38
University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$49,192$19,833Bachelor's29
University of Nevada-Las VegasNV$42,317$18,500Bachelor's82
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC$41,000$27,000Bachelor's89
University of North Carolina WilmingtonNC$34,184$22,052Bachelor's112
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK$40,097$24,000Bachelor's31
University of OregonOR$50,499$24,500Bachelor's77
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA$37,066$22,313Bachelor's26
University of Rhode IslandRI$44,983$22,500Bachelor's57
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$40,962$25,750Bachelor's109
University of Southern CaliforniaCA$58,623$21,687Bachelor's182
University of the ArtsPA$30,971$27,000Bachelor's57
University of ToledoOH$48,250—Bachelor's17
University of UtahUT$49,841$24,063Bachelor's117
University of VermontVT$32,100—Bachelor's16
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeWI$44,232$27,000Bachelor's94
Valencia CollegeFL$33,162$13,549Associate's49
Vassar CollegeNY$42,956$17,993Bachelor's33
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$37,958$26,000Bachelor's86
Wayne State UniversityMI$35,157$29,500Bachelor's16
Webster UniversityMO$35,407$23,700Bachelor's49
West Los Angeles CollegeCA$25,097—Certificate22
Western Michigan UniversityMI$45,391$27,000Bachelor's63
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)MA$54,106$24,250Bachelor's24
Woodbury UniversityCA$50,387$27,000Bachelor's41
Wright State University-Main CampusOH$34,673$26,750Bachelor's18

Credential levels differ: a certificate, associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral figure are not comparable with each other, so check the Credential column before comparing, and note that a college appears once per field, with one credential level's figure. Graduates measured is the number of graduates behind the median; small groups are less reliable.

Colleges are listed alphabetically to start; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Click a column heading to sort; shift-click more headings to sort by several columns as a group. Each figure is the median the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard reports for that college’s graduates in this field, 4 years after graduation. It describes a group of graduates, not any one person, and says nothing about how much the college added to its graduates’ earnings. Colleges that do not report a figure for this field are not listed: the Department of Education withholds earnings for programs with few graduates, so a college may offer a major and still be missing here.