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:$98,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$161,300 |
| Rank:2 | School Name: Dartmouth College | Early Career Pay:$77,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$148,600 |
| Rank:3 | School Name:_50px.jpg) University of California-Davis | Early Career Pay:$72,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$140,900 |
| Rank:4 | School Name: Colgate University | Early Career Pay:$78,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$136,900 |
| Rank:5 | School Name: Cornell University | Early Career Pay:$74,200 | Mid-Career Pay:$135,300 |
| Rank:6 | School Name: The New School | Early Career Pay:$73,400 | Mid-Career Pay:$134,300 |
| Rank:7 | School Name: California College of the Arts | Early Career Pay:$80,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$133,400 |
| Rank:8 | School Name: University of Pennsylvania | Early Career Pay:$70,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$132,200 |
| Rank:9 | School Name: Yale University | Early Career Pay:$79,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$132,000 |
| Rank:10 | School Name:_50px.png) Carnegie Mellon University | Early Career Pay:$82,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$131,900 |
| Rank:11 | School Name: Art Center College of Design | Early Career Pay:$78,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$131,000 |
| Rank:12 | School Name: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Early Career Pay:$75,800 | Mid-Career Pay:$130,600 |
| Rank:12 | School Name: University of Notre Dame | Early Career Pay:$75,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$130,600 |
| Rank:14 | School Name:_50px.png) Rhode Island School of Design | Early Career Pay:$74,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$130,200 |
| Rank:15 | School Name:_50px.jpg) University of California-Los Angeles | Early Career Pay:$68,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$129,800 |
| Rank:16 | School Name:_50px.png) New York University | Early Career Pay:$69,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$129,700 |
| Rank:17 | School Name: Occidental College | Early Career Pay:$71,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$126,800 |
| Rank:18 | School Name: Brown University | Early Career Pay:$70,100 | Mid-Career Pay:$126,700 |
| Rank:19 | School Name:_50px.png) University of Southern California | Early Career Pay:$71,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$126,600 |
| Rank:20 | School Name: University of California-Berkeley | Early Career Pay:$74,600 | Mid-Career Pay:$125,500 |
| Rank:21 | School Name: Ithaca College | Early Career Pay:$64,300 | Mid-Career Pay:$125,000 |
| Rank:22 | School Name:_50px.png) University of California-Santa Barbara | Early Career Pay:$65,900 | Mid-Career Pay:$124,400 |
| Rank:23 | School Name: Northeastern University | Early Career Pay:$72,700 | Mid-Career Pay:$123,800 |
| Rank:24 | School Name: Pratt Institute-Main | Early Career Pay:$65,000 | Mid-Career Pay:$123,000 |
| Rank:25 | School Name:_50px.jpg) San Jose State University | Early Career Pay:$75,500 | Mid-Career Pay:$122,600 |
