Bachelor's-13% vs national median259 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at SUNY Buffalo State University
Ranked 91st of 135 bachelor's programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,731
middle 50%: $25,535 – $41,643
Median · 5 years out
$50,607
middle 50%: $39,712 – $62,509
Median · 10 years out
$59,211
middle 50%: $47,119 – $73,872
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 bachelor's graduates from SUNY Buffalo State earn a median $34k initially. The median salary reaches $59k after 10 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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,093 total interest
Same major at other universities
St. Catherine University
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$51,682 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
$51,657 · 5 yrs out
University of Bridgeport
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University
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$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
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$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$60,562 · 5 yrs out