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Bachelor's-16% vs national median198 grads tracked

Design and Applied Arts at Dominican University

Ranked 99th of 135 bachelor's programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,141
middle 50%: $25,787 – $41,748
Median · 5 years out
$49,104
middle 50%: $39,695 – $63,818
Median · 10 years out
$69,584
middle 50%: $53,167 – $102,996

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 Dominican University's bachelor's program in Design and Applied Arts earn a median $33,141 one year after graduating, rising to $69,584 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $58,393 for this field, ranking 99th 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,213 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Saint Francis
$50,245 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$50,065 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$49,718 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$49,665 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$49,533 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$49,079 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$48,723 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$48,304 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$48,066 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Dominican University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$104,087 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Non-Professional Legal Studies (Bachelor's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$94,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$94,170 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$80,964 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$73,869 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out

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