SAME FIELD · SAME CREDENTIAL · ONE STATEDesign and Applied Arts programs in California
Compare 29 reporting programs using the same federal field and credential definition. Earnings are observed four years after completion.
| # | College | City | Median year-4 earnings | Median federal debt |
|---|
| 1 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | $89,022 | $18,262 |
| 2 | Chapman University | Orange | $78,121 | $23,000 |
| 3 | Art Center College of Design | Pasadena | $76,093 | $31,050 |
| 4 | University of Redlands | Redlands | $75,374 | Not available |
| 5 | Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach | $68,934 | $27,000 |
| 6 | Interior Designers Institute | Newport Beach | $67,473 | $28,655 |
| 7 | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach | $66,435 | $17,215 |
| 8 | University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | $66,333 | Not available |
| 9 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $66,259 | $20,000 |
| 10 | University of California, Davis | Davis | $62,209 | $15,000 |
| 11 | Woodbury University | Burbank | $62,092 | $26,980 |
| 12 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco | $59,678 | $18,000 |
| 13 | California State University, Northridge | Northridge | $59,676 | Not available |
| 14 | California College of the Arts | San Francisco | $59,238 | $27,000 |
| 15 | Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | $57,740 | Not available |
| 16 | Otis College of Art and Design | Los Angeles | $55,891 | $27,000 |
| 17 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona | $55,744 | $21,160 |
| 18 | San Diego State University | San Diego | $54,569 | $13,716 |
| 19 | California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento | $53,871 | $15,750 |
| 20 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco | $49,788 | $26,500 |
| 21 | California State University, Monterey Bay | Seaside | $48,639 | $14,827 |
| 22 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | Carson | $48,430 | $12,688 |
| 23 | California Baptist University | Riverside | $47,494 | $26,487 |
| 24 | California State University, Chico | Chico | $44,629 | $19,047 |
| 25 | California State University, San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $42,468 | $16,139 |
| 26 | Academy of Art University | San Francisco | $38,583 | $33,187 |
| 27 | California State University, Fresno | Fresno | $38,397 | $24,410 |
| 28 | Los Angeles Film School | Hollywood | $34,769 | $51,250 |
| 29 | University of Silicon Valley | San Jose | $33,596 | $31,000 |
This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.