Bachelor's-9% vs national median319 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Ranked 76th of 135 bachelor's programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,385
middle 50%: $27,929 – $49,109
Median · 5 years out
$53,320
middle 50%: $39,698 – $72,632
Median · 10 years out
$71,441
middle 50%: $49,399 – $95,419
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
Design and Applied Arts graduates from the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth earn a median of $37k initially. This grows to $53k after five years and $71k after ten years.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,177 total interest
Same major at other universities
Virginia Commonwealth University
$54,230 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$53,776 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$53,673 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$53,512 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$53,339 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$53,064 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$52,982 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$52,875 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$52,745 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$52,345 · 5 yrs out
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