Best Schools for Design and Applied Arts - Top Salaries

#1

C

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private

$89,859

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $85,041

Graduates: 38

Acceptance: 11.4%

#2

N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$59,124

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,115

Graduates: 53

Acceptance: 5.7%

#3

U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$57,318

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $49,494

Graduates: 22

Acceptance: 42.5%

#4

T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$55,151

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $53,135

Graduates: 36

Acceptance: 29.1%

#5

S

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

$52,524

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,596

Graduates: 50

Acceptance: 80.2%

#6

U

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA · Public

$52,107

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 25.6%

#7

C

Chapman University

Orange, CA · Private

$52,107

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,707

Graduates: 24

Acceptance: 55.6%

#8

S

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, NY · Public

$51,273

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $29,623

Graduates: 16

Acceptance: 58.7%

#9

A

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA · Private

$50,856

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,017

Graduates: 238

Acceptance: 75.0%

#10

U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$50,060

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,267

Graduates: 47

Acceptance: 24.0%

#11

W

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, MA · Private

$49,939

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $50,498

Graduates: 100

Acceptance: 85.4%

#12

C

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA · Private

$49,840

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 25.9%

#13

L

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland, WA ·

$49,729

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,296

Graduates: 20

Acceptance: N/A

#14

G

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$49,527

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $48,199

Graduates: 36

Acceptance: 16.5%

#15

M

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$49,270

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,263

Graduates: 24

Acceptance: 64.7%

#16

L

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, MI · Private

$48,432

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $73,712

Graduates: 24

Acceptance: 80.3%

#17

V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$48,198

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $49,418

Graduates: 48

Acceptance: 57.0%

#18

U

University of Delaware

Newark, DE · Public

$47,260

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,865

Graduates: 50

Acceptance: 65.1%

#19

T

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Private

$46,966

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,701

Graduates: 23

Acceptance: 42.6%

#20

G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$46,321

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,306

Graduates: 19

Acceptance: 43.5%

#21

W

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA · Public

$46,087

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,818

Graduates: 83

Acceptance: 91.3%

#22

U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$45,919

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,684

Graduates: 26

Acceptance: 43.4%

#23

O

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public

$45,794

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,279

Graduates: 60

Acceptance: 50.8%

#24

D

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$45,477

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,133

Graduates: 258

Acceptance: 77.5%

#25

F

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Public

$45,435

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,538

Graduates: 41

Acceptance: 25.4%

#26

E

Endicott College

Beverly, MA · Private

$45,435

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,958

Graduates: 47

Acceptance: 72.3%

#27

U

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH · Public

$45,227

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $50,148

Graduates: 253

Acceptance: 87.7%

#28

W

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI · Public

$44,950

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,068

Graduates: 45

Acceptance: 84.7%

#29

U

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · Public

$44,776

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $45,726

Graduates: 27

Acceptance: 92.4%

#30

S

Suffolk University

Boston, MA · Private

$44,551

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,636

Graduates: 30

Acceptance: 84.7%

#31

W

Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public

$44,356

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,683

Graduates: 29

Acceptance: 85.4%

#32

P

Portland State University

Portland, OR · Public

$44,021

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,317

Graduates: 106

Acceptance: 90.9%

#33

U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$43,984

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,607

Graduates: 130

Acceptance: 77.0%

#34

C

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, MI · Private

$43,798

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,087

Graduates: 221

Acceptance: 92.8%

#35

D

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, MN · Private

$43,798

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 98.5%

#36

M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$43,798

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,292

Graduates: 24

Acceptance: 82.1%

#37

S

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, WA · Private

$43,798

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,730

Graduates: 31

Acceptance: 91.1%

#38

C

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Public

$43,519

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $40,105

Graduates: 208

Acceptance: 47.1%

#39

T

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ · Public

$43,426

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 62.1%

#40

U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$43,426

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,297

Graduates: 49

Acceptance: 69.5%

#41

T

The College of Saint Rose

Albany, NY · Private

$43,000

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,736

Graduates: 22

Acceptance: 73.4%

#42

A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$42,894

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,105

Graduates: 216

Acceptance: 90.2%

#43

S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$42,728

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 61.2%

#44

U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $29,631

Graduates: 20

Acceptance: 10.0%

#45

M

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO · Public

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,119

Graduates: 54

Acceptance: 99.1%

#46

I

Indiana University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN · Public

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,737

Graduates: 23

Acceptance: 81.4%

#47

B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $46,444

Graduates: 24

Acceptance: 10.8%

#48

T

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA · Public

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $43,047

Graduates: 61

Acceptance: 82.9%

#49

C

Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Public

$42,156

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $41,708

Graduates: 105

Acceptance: 38.0%

#50

O

Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$42,123

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,497

Graduates: 118

Acceptance: 84.0%