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Majority Arts Degrees

# University Category Art % Degrees Accept RD Yield Accept / Yield Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn 4-Yr Grad6-Yr Grad Transfers Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT p25 SAT p50 SAT p75 Submit %
1 American College of the Building Arts Art & Music 100% 36 44% 95% 0.47 $45,947 1 -0.09 187686 — — 55.2%62.1% 6.9% 83% 90% 3% 3% 2% 0% 1130 1210 1290 66%
2 Berklee College of Music Art & Music 100% 1,822 55% 40% 1.38 $40,835 0 -0.63 29317 96% 14.5% 50.3%67.3% 5.7% 53% 34% 6% 6% 13% 36% — — — —
3 California Institute of the Arts Art & Music 100% 240 32% 28% 1.14 $41,766 0 -0.71 16163 88% — 41.5%66.7% 16.7% 40% 32% 10% 5% 17% 26% — — — —
4 Cleveland Institute of Art Art & Music 100% 98 56% 20% 2.80 $42,814 0 -0.75 41260 94% — 49.1%57.7% 3.4% 26% 62% 4% 16% 11% 1% 980 1140 1280 30%
5 Columbus College of Art & Design Art & Music 100% 196 72% 32% 2.25 $44,245 0 -0.66 91422 92% — 48.0%55.6% 0.0% 27% 66% 4% 13% 9% 0% — — — —
6 Laguna College of Art and Design Art & Music 100% 151 94% 23% 4.09 $59,797 9 +0.57 294378 92% — 34.5%51.7% 0.0% 25% 39% 19% 2% 25% 5% — — — —
7 Maine College of Art & Design Art & Music 100% 85 78% 16% 4.88 $37,305 0 -1.30 14891 93% — 47.4%51.6% 5.2% 22% 77% 2% 1% 7% 0% — — — —
8 Manhattan School of Music Art & Music 100% 108 41% 25% 1.64 $29,670 0 -1.84 -112263 82% — 67.1%78.3% 4.9% 50% 37% 8% 4% 11% 34% — — — —
9 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Art & Music 100% 361 77% 17% 4.53 $48,426 1 -0.28 147440 93% — 48.5%68.9% 0.0% 25% 54% 6% 4% 16% 3% — — — —
10 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Art & Music 100% 166 62% 33% 1.88 $54,227 3 +0.37 177767 93% — 58.1%67.0% 8.9% 19% 63% 5% 6% 19% 0% — — — —
11 Moore College of Art and Design Art & Music 100% 126 56% 17% 3.29 $38,791 0 -1.27 -10867 93% — 52.0%57.1% 22.5% 0% 48% 3% 15% 7% 0% 1180 1280 1380 99%
12 Pacific Northwest College of Art Art & Music 100% 74 75% 28% 2.68 $28,823 0 -1.87 -84294 83% — 18.1%29.1% 0.0% 21% 60% 3% 5% 17% 1% — — — —
13 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Art & Music 100% 40 46% 32% 1.44 $26,947 0 -2.18 -43495 90% — 66.7%68.5% 0.0% 29% 63% 5% 15% 4% 0% — — — —
14 Rhode Island School of Design Art & Music 100% 491 23% 36% 0.65 $54,893 3 +0.16 127797 89% — 48.7%88.8% 4.5% 30% 21% 26% 5% 8% 33% 1090 1200 1310 24%
15 San Francisco Conservatory of Music Art & Music 100% 49 55% 29% 1.88 $29,213 0 -1.88 -100841 82% — 43.9%73.7% 0.0% 59% 22% 8% 2% 8% 30% — — — —
16 Southern California Institute of Architecture Art & Music 100% 47 77% 7% 10.94 $68,406 38 +0.04 302790 — — 0.0%71.4% 0.0% 55% 17% 13% 3% 17% 45% — — — —
17 The Juilliard School Art & Music 100% 121 9.0% 63% 0.14 $34,122 0 -1.32 -63226 87% — 85.1%92.6% 2.5% 54% 29% 14% 9% 10% 32% — — — —
18 The New England Conservatory of Music Art & Music 100% 94 41% 28% 1.46 $31,237 0 -1.67 -107514 85% — 46.8%73.4% 0.0% 56% 31% 9% 1% 7% 45% — — — —
19 U. of North Carolina School of the Arts Art & Music 100% 220 32% 55% 0.58 $44,929 0 -0.45 155482 96% — 74.5%77.8% 16.1% 40% 53% 2% 9% 13% 4% 1140 1260 1370 23%
20 California College of the Arts Art & Music 100% 220 91% 8% 11.38 $58,250 6 +0.17 180635 92% — 47.5%61.2% 0.0% 32% 21% 15% 4% 17% 32% — — — —
21 Kansas City Art Institute Art & Music 99% 161 60% 35% 1.71 $38,596 0 -1.14 11217 93% — 49.3%58.0% 0.0% 21% 61% 4% 9% 17% 0% — — — —
22 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art & Music 98% 639 76% 12% 6.33 $45,852 0 -0.12 52099 88% — 37.2%67.0% 22.8% 23% 34% 10% 6% 13% 28% — — — —
23 Pratt Institute Art & Music 98% 944 73% 18% 4.06 $53,471 2 -0.26 119401 93% — 38.1%73.5% 6.9% 28% 32% 17% 5% 13% 27% 1150 1270 1390 18%
24 Ringling College of Art and Design Art & Music 98% 377 67% 23% 2.91 $59,583 9 +0.47 194752 92% — 57.8%72.1% 0.0% 26% 42% 9% 4% 17% 21% — — — —
25 College for Creative Studies Art & Music 97% 273 93% 25% 3.72 $55,468 3 +0.09 151497 93% — 49.0%70.6% 13.9% 32% 51% 5% 12% 6% 8% — — — —
26 Minneapolis College of Art and Design Art & Music 97% 151 48% 39% 1.23 $39,158 0 -1.15 26347 92% — 39.5%51.2% 28.5% 30% 63% 6% 6% 13% 2% 1130 1240 1340 25%
27 Art Center College of Design Art & Music 96% 509 76% 31% 2.45 $74,289 56 +1.64 371215 93% — 35.4%79.2% 0.0% 40% 10% 29% 1% 9% 46% — — — —
28 Art Academy of Cincinnati Art & Music 93% 55 34% 11% 3.14 $40,109 0 -0.83 46556 94% — 36.5%41.3% 0.0% 25% 65% 1% 18% 5% 1% — — — —
29 Montserrat College of Art Art & Music 90% 70 90% — — $34,489 0 -1.56 12691 98% — 45.5%53.5% 0.0% 28% 69% 3% 5% 14% 0% — — — —
30 Institute of American Indian Arts Art & Music 86% 49 97% — — $34,449 0 -1.68 129634 90% — 5.6%14.6% 0.0% 38% 6% 0% 0% 13% 0% — — — —
31 Maryland Institute College of Art Art & Music 84% 320 77% 10% 7.70 $49,803 1 -0.21 96793 92% — 52.5%72.2% 0.0% 24% 32% 10% 12% 12% 18% 1070 1190 1300 15%
32 Columbia College Chicago Art & Music 83% 1,324 74% 8% 9.22 $49,704 1 -0.45 186120 93% — 41.9%51.6% 28.0% 38% 39% 4% 19% 28% 4% — — — —
33 The New School Art & Music 81% 1,845 63% 21% 3.00 $59,961 10 +0.27 199724 87% 11.1% 46.8%69.4% 14.0% 23% 29% 13% 5% 11% 35% — — — —
34 Woodbury Art & Music 80% 161 63% 6% 10.50 $56,129 4 -1.04 215653 90% — 38.3%60.0% 0.0% 46% 40% 12% 6% 31% 5% — — — —
35 Savannah College of Art and Design Art & Music 80% 2,808 83% 25% 3.32 $57,885 5 -0.19 232624 91% 12.2% 51.6%69.4% 16.7% 30% 51% 6% 13% 8% 14% 1030 1150 1270 28%
36 Fashion Institute of Technology Art & Music 71% 1,638 53% 54% 0.98 $64,086 23 +0.02 421615 92% 5.2% —80.7% 8.3% 18% 36% 13% 8% 24% 14% — — — —
37 Emerson Art & Music 57% 1,070 28% 13% 2.15 $54,294 3 +0.10 145935 96% — 70.6%77.1% 0.0% 34% 55% 6% 6% 12% 15% 1270 1350 1420 21%
38 SUNY at Purchase Art & Music 54% 741 75% 13% 5.77 $44,882 0 -0.88 213905 91% — 51.8%62.8% 22.8% 41% 47% 4% 13% 28% 2% 1180 1280 1380 60%
39 Bennington Art & Music 51% 176 37% 12% 3.10 $38,998 0 -1.79 -75486 95% — 60.6%71.2% 20.2% 25% 65% 2% 4% 8% 12% 1330 1400 1470 18%
40 Stephens Liberal Arts 51% 98 64% 15% 4.27 $52,011 2 -0.87 218727 97% 8.1% 18.0%42.7% 39.3% 4% 59% 2% 6% 1% 0% — — — —