Design and Applied Arts at Stevenson University

Owings Mills, MD · Bachelor's Degree · about 28 graduates a year

$27,969
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,419
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,490
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#121 of 299
Rank by pay
#194 of 299
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Stevenson University graduates in design and applied arts earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 49% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stevenson University Compares for Design and Applied Arts

All 299 colleges reporting design and applied arts earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$138,588$140,945#1$66,274
2Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI$99,444$104,852#2—
3Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$95,697$99,066#3$52,694
4University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$89,193$82,038#6$63,449
5University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$89,022$81,004#7$64,846
6Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY$87,358$83,147#5$36,191
7Northeastern University Boston, MA$87,336$76,908#10$49,727
8University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$83,414$89,488#4$46,825
9Chapman University Orange, CA$78,121$71,085#21$46,519
10Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA$76,093$69,240#26$47,053
…
118Utah Valley University Orem, UT$55,728$52,817#151$31,888
119West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$55,669$65,860#39$39,847
120Marymount University Arlington, VA$55,646$50,671#166$33,180
121Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD$55,419$48,637#194$27,969
122University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC$55,394$59,446#92$38,858
123DePaul University Chicago, IL$55,213$54,246#135$30,536
124University of South Florida Tampa, FL$54,770$58,296#100$38,938

Other Majors at Stevenson University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$113,367—#4 of 148
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$92,710$79,709#254 of 966
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$81,700$42,618#10 of 37
Accounting and Related Services$81,299$67,261#237 of 796
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$73,584$46,637#27 of 110
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,956$52,442#581 of 1176
Legal Support Services$63,656$46,661#3 of 32
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,348$38,745#109 of 660
Business/Corporate Communications$60,109$41,000#13 of 25
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$59,377—#36 of 158
Psychology$57,285$28,182#157 of 1027
Biology$56,451$32,983#476 of 841
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$54,463$35,723#108 of 207
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,233$52,395#111 of 680
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$53,007$30,701#28 of 42
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$49,902$34,273#65 of 172
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$38,813$25,690#116 of 144

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Stevenson University design and applied arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,969 one year after graduating and $55,419 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stevenson University rank for design and applied arts?

Among 299 colleges reporting earnings for design and applied arts graduates, Stevenson University ranks #121 by median pay four years after graduation, and #194 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is design and applied arts at Stevenson University worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for design and applied arts ($51,490), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.