Design and Applied Arts at Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$27,827
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,896
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,490
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#136 of 299
Rank by pay
#160 of 299
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,250
Median federal debt

Farmingdale State College graduates in design and applied arts earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Farmingdale State College 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
…
133Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC$54,194$60,093#84$40,119
134Walla Walla University College Place, WA$54,035$49,701#181$28,436
135University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK$53,927$60,547#76$42,619
136Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY$53,896$51,298#160$27,827
137California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$53,871$49,019#190$32,240
138Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA$53,796$54,711#131$45,572
139Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$53,575$48,785#193$25,872

Other Majors at Farmingdale State College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$108,029$103,508#81 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$104,169$95,766#7 of 93
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$91,941$62,223#5 of 61
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,913$69,942#24 of 43
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$87,895$53,729#17 of 46
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$81,036$58,419#10 of 27
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$78,267$59,177#31 of 51
Air Transportation$72,195$41,960#45 of 52
Computer Programming$71,665$45,383#25 of 30
Biology$71,533$34,245#80 of 841
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$70,853$72,908#30 of 76
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$62,608$33,836#9 of 22
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,497$39,290#738 of 1176
Security Science and Technology$60,464$38,789#21 of 45
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$58,570$28,904#18 of 59
Science, Technology and Society$54,746$31,638#9 of 10
International Business$54,007$44,903#110 of 115
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,580$29,717#358 of 610
Applied Mathematics$50,388$44,430#45 of 45
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians—$41,838—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Farmingdale State College design and applied arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,827 one year after graduating and $53,896 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Farmingdale State College rank for design and applied arts?

Among 299 colleges reporting earnings for design and applied arts graduates, Farmingdale State College ranks #136 by median pay four years after graduation, and #160 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is design and applied arts at Farmingdale State College worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for design and applied arts ($51,490), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,250.

← All data for Farmingdale State College · Methodology

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.