Best Undergraduate Art Schools by Salary Potential

Thinking of getting your bachelor’s degree in art? Before you choose your school, learn about the best art colleges by graduate earnings.

Bachelor's Only
All Alumni
RankSchool NameSchool TypeEarly Career Pay
Mid-Career Pay
% High Meaning
% STEM Degrees
Rank:1School Name:Art Center College of DesignSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$78,100Mid-Career Pay:$128,900% High Meaning:40%% STEM Degrees:4%
Rank:2School Name:Pratt Institute-MainSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$64,600Mid-Career Pay:$127,100% High Meaning:38%% STEM Degrees:3%
Rank:3School Name:The Juilliard SchoolSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$60,800Mid-Career Pay:$115,600% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:4School Name:Otis College of Art and DesignSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$65,200Mid-Career Pay:$114,500% High Meaning:40%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:5School Name:San Francisco Art InstituteSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$65,400Mid-Career Pay:$112,700% High Meaning:33%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:6School Name:Cornish College of the ArtsSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$63,300Mid-Career Pay:$110,900% High Meaning:41%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:7School Name:Berklee College of MusicSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$59,800Mid-Career Pay:$109,600% High Meaning:49%% STEM Degrees:23%
Rank:7School Name:Massachusetts College of Art and DesignSchool Type:Art, State SchoolEarly Career Pay:$62,300Mid-Career Pay:$109,600% High Meaning:36%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:9School Name:California Institute of the ArtsSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$68,500Mid-Career Pay:$109,400% High Meaning:51%% STEM Degrees:3%
Rank:10School Name:Laguna College of Art and DesignSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$68,100Mid-Career Pay:$107,300% High Meaning:49%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:11School Name:College for Creative StudiesSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$63,500Mid-Career Pay:$106,300% High Meaning:35%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:12School Name:Minneapolis College of Art and DesignSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$58,000Mid-Career Pay:$104,800% High Meaning:37%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:13School Name:Pacific Northwest College of ArtSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$57,600Mid-Career Pay:$103,800% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:14School Name:Columbia College ChicagoSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$56,800Mid-Career Pay:$101,000% High Meaning:36%% STEM Degrees:1%
Rank:15School Name:Savannah College of Art and DesignSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$59,000Mid-Career Pay:$100,800% High Meaning:36%% STEM Degrees:2%
Rank:16School Name:Maryland Institute College of ArtSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$62,100Mid-Career Pay:$99,300% High Meaning:34%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:17School Name:School of the Art Institute of ChicagoSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$57,500Mid-Career Pay:$98,900% High Meaning:35%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:18School Name:Marymount Manhattan CollegeSchool Type:Art, Liberal Arts School, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$61,300Mid-Career Pay:$98,400% High Meaning:40%% STEM Degrees:3%
Rank:19School Name:University of North Carolina School of the ArtsSchool Type:Art, State SchoolEarly Career Pay:$58,100Mid-Career Pay:$97,500% High Meaning:48%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:20School Name:New York School of Interior DesignSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$59,400Mid-Career Pay:$97,000% High Meaning:-% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:21School Name:Cleveland Institute of ArtSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$54,200Mid-Career Pay:$96,000% High Meaning:48%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:22School Name:The University of the ArtsSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$59,200Mid-Career Pay:$93,500% High Meaning:35%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:23School Name:Kansas City Art InstituteSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$53,000Mid-Career Pay:$92,800% High Meaning:33%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:24School Name:Ringling College of Art and DesignSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$61,900Mid-Career Pay:$92,100% High Meaning:36%% STEM Degrees:0%
Rank:25School Name:Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignSchool Type:Art, Private SchoolEarly Career Pay:$54,900Mid-Career Pay:$89,800% High Meaning:35%% STEM Degrees:0%

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