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# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	Providence, RI	179	19%	30% / 70%	42%	$50,930	11	84%	—
2	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	Pasadena, CA	149	76%	56% / 44%	52%	$86,772	88	94%	—
3	Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA	36	11%	31% / 69%	14%	$135,816	99	93%	—
4	U. of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	0	85%	—	—	—	65	—	—
5	Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY	Brooklyn, NY	86	73%	43% / 57%	38%	$64,718	53	89%	—

Phenomenal placement into design firms, tech giants, and ad shops. You'll get a job; you might even like it.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	Rochester, NY	126	71%	33% / 67%	10%	$57,407	31	92%	—
2	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	Savannah, GA	50	83%	16% / 84%	18%	$44,342	12	88%	—
3	The New School New York, NY	New York, NY	220	63%	21% / 79%	50%	$70,327	63	97%	—
4	North Carolina State Raleigh, NC	Raleigh, NC	41	40%	46% / 54%	0%	$61,375	63	97%	—
5	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA	70	91%	46% / 54%	56%	$58,653	37	86%	—

Solid programs without the prestige tax. Your portfolio still wins; your tuition just hurts less.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Syracuse Syracuse, NY	Syracuse, NY	58	35%	29% / 71%	9%	$64,921	46	94%	—
2	Virginia Commonwealth Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	110	72%	31% / 69%	4%	$49,801	27	88%	—
3	Drexel Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	62	83%	13% / 87%	5%	$67,219	51	93%	—
4	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	Boston, MA	21	77%	38% / 62%	5%	$42,162	16	89%	—
5	Thomas Jefferson Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	17	78%	35% / 65%	0%	$56,844	38	99%	—