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Bachelor's+33% vs national median547 grads tracked

Design and Applied Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology

Ranked 2nd of 135 bachelor's programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$53,630
middle 50%: $38,888 – $68,088
Median · 5 years out
$77,671
middle 50%: $59,543 – $106,051
Median · 10 years out
$96,276
middle 50%: $69,826 – $132,226

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Design and Applied Arts (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Georgia Institute of Technology's bachelor's program in Design and Applied Arts earn a median $53,630 one year after graduating, rising to $96,276 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 33% above the national median of $58,393 for this field, ranking 2nd of 135 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.4 yrs
≈ $6,126 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Utah
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$75,893 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$75,335 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$73,546 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$71,422 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$71,408 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Georgia Institute of Technology

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,469 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,361 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$169,882 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,408 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$148,445 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$147,366 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$138,294 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$125,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$118,129 · 5 yrs out

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