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Art, Design & Visual Arts Schools, Music Schools & Conservatories

# University Type Degrees Accept RD Yield Earn z Earnings ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT p25 SAT p50 SAT p75 Submit %
1 The Juilliard School Music 121 9% 63% -1.12 $29,291 1 84% — 54% 29% 14% 9% 10% 32% — — — —
2 Rhode Island School of Design Art & Design 491 23% 36% +0.51 $53,980 14 88% — 30% 21% 26% 5% 8% 33% 1090 1200 1310 24%
3 Emerson Art & Design 1,070 28% 13% +0.18 $50,886 14 96% — 34% 55% 6% 6% 12% 15% 1270 1350 1420 21%
4 U. of North Carolina School of the Arts Art & Design 220 32% 55% -0.89 $34,876 6 97% — 40% 53% 2% 9% 13% 4% 1140 1260 1370 23%
5 California Institute of the Arts Art & Design 240 32% 28% -1.07 $34,085 2 89% — 40% 32% 10% 5% 17% 26% — — — —
6 Art Academy of Cincinnati Art & Design 55 35% 11% -0.82 $37,189 4 90% — 25% 65% 1% 18% 5% 1% — — — —
7 Manhattan School of Music Music 108 41% 25% -1.30 $29,320 1 87% — 50% 37% 8% 4% 11% 34% — — — —
8 The New England Conservatory of Music Music 94 41% 28% -1.11 $31,237 1 85% — 56% 31% 9% 1% 7% 45% — — — —
9 American College of the Building Arts Art & Design 36 44% 95% +0.45 $47,007 33 — — 83% 90% 3% 3% 2% 0% 1130 1210 1290 66%
10 Bennington Art & Design 176 45% 10% -1.77 $33,512 1 94% — 25% 65% 2% 4% 8% 12% 1290 1350 1400 14%
11 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Art & Design 40 46% 32% -1.92 $27,211 2 90% — 29% 63% 5% 15% 4% 0% — — — —
12 Minneapolis College of Art and Design Art & Design 151 48% 39% -0.58 $41,258 6 92% — 30% 63% 6% 6% 13% 2% 1130 1240 1340 25%
13 Fashion Institute of Technology Art & Design 1,638 53% 54% -0.11 $57,293 70 91% 5.2% 18% 36% 13% 8% 24% 14% — — — —
14 San Francisco Conservatory of Music Music 49 55% 29% -1.84 $23,902 1 81% — 59% 22% 8% 2% 8% 30% — — — —
15 Berklee College of Music Music 1,822 55% 40% -0.57 $36,730 3 94% 14.5% 53% 34% 6% 6% 13% 36% — — — —
16 Cleveland Institute of Art Art & Design 98 56% 20% -0.54 $41,979 4 99% — 26% 62% 4% 16% 11% 1% 980 1140 1280 30%
17 Moore College of Art and Design Art & Design 126 56% 17% -0.75 $40,969 4 92% — 0% 48% 3% 15% 7% 0% 1180 1280 1380 99%
18 Kansas City Art Institute Art & Design 161 60% 35% -0.53 $42,035 6 92% — 21% 61% 4% 9% 17% 0% — — — —
19 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Art & Design 166 62% 33% +0.56 $52,048 23 98% — 19% 63% 5% 6% 19% 0% — — — —
20 Woodbury Art & Design 161 63% 6% -0.83 $53,847 34 91% — 46% 40% 12% 6% 31% 5% — — — —
21 The New School Art & Design 1,845 63% 21% +0.01 $52,543 16 90% 11.1% 23% 29% 13% 5% 11% 35% — — — —
22 Ringling College of Art and Design Art & Design 377 67% 23% +0.18 $50,802 12 93% — 26% 42% 9% 4% 17% 21% — — — —
23 Columbus College of Art & Design Art & Design 196 72% 32% -0.73 $40,966 6 92% — 27% 66% 4% 13% 9% 0% — — — —
24 Pratt Institute Art & Design 944 73% 18% -0.30 $51,336 12 93% — 28% 32% 17% 5% 13% 27% 1150 1270 1390 18%
25 Pacific Northwest College of Art Art & Design 74 75% 28% -1.64 $28,858 2 83% — 21% 60% 3% 5% 17% 1% — — — —
26 SUNY at Purchase Art & Design 741 75% 13% -0.95 $39,858 22 92% — 41% 47% 4% 13% 28% 2% 1180 1280 1380 60%
27 Art Center College of Design Art & Design 509 76% 31% +2.45 $72,768 73 91% — 40% 10% 29% 1% 9% 46% — — — —
28 Columbia College Chicago Art & Design 1,324 76% 15% -0.76 $42,664 13 93% — 38% 39% 4% 19% 28% 4% — — — —
29 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art & Design 639 76% 12% -0.75 $36,632 2 82% — 23% 34% 10% 6% 13% 28% — — — —
30 Southern California Institute of Architecture Art & Design 47 77% 7% -0.62 $59,274 39 — — 55% 17% 13% 3% 17% 45% — — — —
31 Maryland Institute College of Art Art & Design 320 77% 10% -0.67 $41,349 4 91% — 24% 32% 10% 12% 12% 18% 1070 1190 1300 15%
32 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Art & Design 361 77% 17% -0.53 $42,601 10 87% — 25% 54% 6% 4% 16% 3% — — — —
33 Maine College of Art & Design Art & Design 85 78% 16% -1.18 $35,254 3 90% — 22% 77% 2% 1% 7% 0% — — — —
34 Oklahoma City Art & Design 359 79% 20% +0.16 $66,638 67 96% 2.4% 34% 61% 3% 6% 13% 5% 1050 1160 1260 83%
35 Savannah College of Art and Design Art & Design 2,808 83% 25% -0.11 $54,955 36 89% 12.2% 30% 51% 6% 13% 8% 14% 1030 1150 1270 28%
36 Johnson & Wales University - Providence Art & Design 768 88% 16% -1.26 $46,700 15 94% — 37% 58% 4% 11% 17% 3% 890 1030 1160 16%
37 Montserrat College of Art Art & Design 70 90% — -1.29 $34,197 4 96% — 28% 69% 3% 5% 14% 0% — — — —
38 California College of the Arts Art & Design 220 91% 8% +0.11 $54,392 21 89% — 32% 21% 15% 4% 17% 32% — — — —
39 College for Creative Studies Art & Design 273 93% 25% +0.17 $52,698 16 92% — 32% 51% 5% 12% 6% 8% — — — —
40 Laguna College of Art and Design Art & Design 151 94% 23% +0.08 $50,381 34 87% — 25% 39% 19% 2% 25% 5% — — — —
41 Institute of American Indian Arts Art & Design 49 97% — -1.21 $34,034 14 90% — 38% 6% 0% 0% 13% 0% — — — —