Bachelor's-9% vs national median1,450 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at Bowling Green State University
Ranked 75th of 135 bachelor's programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,113
middle 50%: $27,352 – $46,511
Median · 5 years out
$53,339
middle 50%: $41,574 – $67,642
Median · 10 years out
$68,335
middle 50%: $51,405 – $91,655
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 majors at Bowling Green State University earn $37,113 in their first year. Median earnings grow to $68,335 by the tenth year.
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
≈ $9,234 total interest
Same major at other universities
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$55,307 · 5 yrs out
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
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$53,320 · 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
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