Bachelor's-1% vs national median264 grads tracked
Fine and Studio Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology
Ranked 116th of 309 bachelor's programs in Fine and Studio Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,758
middle 50%: $24,558 – $49,513
Median · 5 years out
$47,184
middle 50%: $31,841 – $67,075
Median · 10 years out
$54,679
middle 50%: $33,617 – $77,063
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Fine and Studio Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Fine and Studio Arts students at this institution see a median first-year salary of $34k. Earnings increase to a median of $55k 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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9 yrs
≈ $10,632 total interest
Same major at other universities
Colorado State University
$47,424 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$47,297 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$47,243 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$47,176 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
$47,138 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$47,082 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$46,991 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Fashion Institute of Technology
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$172,360 · 5 yrs out
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's)
$76,730 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$76,045 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$74,419 · 5 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's)
$74,419 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$70,659 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,284 · 5 yrs out