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Best Colleges for Design

304 schools offering this bachelor's program, ranked by graduate earnings.

304
Schools
$34,775
Avg. Earnings
$24,137
Avg. Debt

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Top Schools for Design

Schools offering this major
# School Location Median Earnings Type
1 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $89,859 Private nonprofit
2 Boston, Massachusetts $59,124 Private nonprofit
3 Seattle, Washington $57,318 Public
4 Austin, Texas $55,151 Public
5 San Jose, California $52,524 Public
6 Irvine, California $52,107 Public
7 Orange, California $52,107 Private nonprofit
8 New Paltz, New York $51,273 Public
9 Pasadena, California $50,856 Private nonprofit
10 Gainesville, Florida $50,060 Public
11 Boston, Massachusetts $49,939 Private nonprofit
12 Valencia, California $49,840 Private nonprofit
13 Kirkland, Washington $49,729 Public
14 Atlanta, Georgia $49,527 Public
15 Poughkeepsie, New York $49,270 Private nonprofit
16 Southfield, Michigan $48,432 Private nonprofit
17 Blacksburg, Virginia $48,198 Public
18 Newark, Delaware $47,260 Public
19 Fort Worth, Texas $46,966 Private nonprofit
20 Washington, District of Columbia $46,321 Private nonprofit
21 Bellingham, Washington $46,087 Public
22 Madison, Wisconsin $45,919 Public
23 Columbus, Ohio $45,794 Public
24 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $45,477 Private nonprofit
25 Tallahassee, Florida $45,435 Public
26 Beverly, Massachusetts $45,435 Private nonprofit
27 Cincinnati, Ohio $45,227 Public
28 Kalamazoo, Michigan $44,950 Public
29 Lexington, Kentucky $44,776 Public
30 Boston, Massachusetts $44,551 Private nonprofit
31 Pullman, Washington $44,356 Public
32 Portland, Oregon $44,021 Public
33 Minneapolis, Minnesota $43,984 Public
34 Detroit, Michigan $43,798 Private nonprofit
35 Minneapolis, Minnesota $43,798 Private nonprofit
36 Oxford, Ohio $43,798 Public
37 Seattle, Washington $43,798 Private nonprofit
38 Long Beach, California $43,519 Public
39 Ewing, New Jersey $43,426 Public
40 Houston, Texas $43,426 Public
41 Albany, New York $43,000 Private nonprofit
42 Tempe, Arizona $42,894 Public
43 Dallas, Texas $42,728 Private nonprofit
44 Los Angeles, California $42,682 Private nonprofit
45 Denver, Colorado $42,682 Public
46 Indianapolis, Indiana $42,682 Public
47 Boston, Massachusetts $42,682 Private nonprofit
48 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $42,682 Public
49 Clemson, South Carolina $42,156 Public
50 Los Angeles, California $42,123 Private nonprofit