Bachelor's0% vs national median864 grads tracked
Design and Applied Arts at University of Texas at Dallas
Ranked 47th of 135 bachelor's programs in Design and Applied Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,010
middle 50%: $25,963 – $54,442
Median · 5 years out
$58,559
middle 50%: $42,452 – $79,221
Median · 10 years out
$85,804
middle 50%: $60,085 – $120,473
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 alumni from the University of Texas at Dallas earn a median $38k in year one. Ten-year median salaries reach $86k.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,556 total interest
Same major at other universities
Marymount University
$59,793 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$59,083 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$58,736 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$58,701 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$58,688 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$58,644 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$58,393 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$57,938 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$57,791 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$57,769 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Texas at Dallas
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$175,253 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$165,855 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$151,459 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$135,567 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$133,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$115,698 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Doctorate)
$114,273 · 5 yrs out
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$112,543 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
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$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$104,406 · 5 yrs out