Best Schools For Art Majors by Salary Potential
Want to make a career out of your passion for art, but afraid of being a starving artist once you graduate? Check out design college rankings by graduate salary.
| Rank | School Name | Early Career Pay | Mid-Career Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank:1 | School Name: Stanford University | Early Career Pay:$94,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$156,300 |
| Rank:2 | School Name: Dartmouth College | Early Career Pay:$76,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$144,800 |
| Rank:3 | School Name:_50px.jpg) University of California-Davis | Early Career Pay:$69,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$131,800 |
| Rank:4 | School Name: The New School | Early Career Pay:$70,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$131,400 |
| Rank:5 | School Name: Cornell University | Early Career Pay:$71,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$131,000 |
| Rank:6 | School Name: Colgate University | Early Career Pay:$73,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$130,800 |
| Rank:7 | School Name: University of Notre Dame | Early Career Pay:$73,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$130,400 |
| Rank:8 | School Name: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Early Career Pay:$73,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$129,800 |
| Rank:9 | School Name: University of Pennsylvania | Early Career Pay:$69,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$129,500 |
| Rank:10 | School Name: Yale University | Early Career Pay:$77,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$128,100 |
| Rank:11 | School Name: California College of the Arts | Early Career Pay:$77,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$127,400 |
| Rank:12 | School Name: Art Center College of Design | Early Career Pay:$75,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$127,100 |
| Rank:13 | School Name:_50px.png) Carnegie Mellon University | Early Career Pay:$79,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$126,900 |
| Rank:14 | School Name:_50px.jpg) University of California-Los Angeles | Early Career Pay:$67,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$126,200 |
| Rank:15 | School Name:_50px.png) New York University | Early Career Pay:$66,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$125,600 |
| Rank:16 | School Name:_50px.png) Rhode Island School of Design | Early Career Pay:$71,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$125,400 |
| Rank:17 | School Name: University of California-Berkeley | Early Career Pay:$71,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$125,300 |
| Rank:18 | School Name: Brown University | Early Career Pay:$68,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$124,200 |
| Rank:19 | School Name: Occidental College | Early Career Pay:$69,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$123,400 |
| Rank:20 | School Name:_50px.png) University of Southern California | Early Career Pay:$69,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$123,100 |
| Rank:21 | School Name: Ithaca College | Early Career Pay:$62,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$121,300 |
| Rank:22 | School Name: Hofstra University | Early Career Pay:$58,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$120,000 |
| Rank:23 | School Name:_50px.png) University of California-Santa Cruz | Early Career Pay:$64,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$119,700 |
| Rank:24 | School Name: Wake Forest University | Early Career Pay:$62,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$119,300 |
| Rank:25 | School Name:_50px.png) University of California-Santa Barbara | Early Career Pay:$63,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$119,100 |
