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Bachelor's-1% vs national median96 grads tracked

Design and Applied Arts at Brigham Young University - Idaho

Ranked 53rd of 135 bachelor's programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,041
middle 50%: $27,146 – $50,441
Median · 5 years out
$57,769
middle 50%: $35,298 – $77,901
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $38,279 – $96,791

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 Brigham Young University - Idaho's bachelor's program in Design and Applied Arts earn a median $37,041 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $58,393 for this field, ranking 53rd 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,895 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Dallas
$58,559 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$58,393 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$57,938 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$57,791 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$57,208 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$57,147 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Brigham Young University - Idaho

Computer Programming (Bachelor's)
$113,931 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$112,227 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$110,004 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,954 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,748 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$97,191 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,203 · 5 yrs out
Data Analytics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$90,527 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$88,885 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out

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