Design and Applied Arts at York College of Pennsylvania

York, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 14 graduates a year

$30,567
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,222
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,490
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#156 of 299
Rank by pay
#143 of 299
Rank, wage-adjusted
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York College of Pennsylvania graduates in design and applied arts earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How York College of Pennsylvania 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
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153South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$52,630$56,651#112$35,944
154CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY$52,562$50,028#176$21,445
155Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA$52,359$53,250#142$34,981
156York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$52,222$53,110#143$30,567
157Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO$52,185$55,953#120$39,623
158Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$52,043$49,534#185$34,709
159University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA$51,857$45,666#224$29,660

Other Majors at York College of Pennsylvania by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,354—#75 of 258
Computer Science$100,044$67,310#172 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,052$77,469#319 of 966
Mechanical Engineering$89,995$74,445#191 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,444$46,890#204 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$77,358$67,814#84 of 253
Management Information Systems and Services$77,328$44,936#97 of 166
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,548$54,054#390 of 1176
Marketing$69,407$46,326#197 of 516
Biology$67,444$37,110#136 of 841
Accounting and Related Services$67,405$56,583#539 of 796
Hospitality Administration/Management$64,754$37,238#23 of 137
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,275$42,175#145 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,918$35,739#163 of 610
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$55,197$36,557#138 of 178
Psychology$53,927$37,203#308 of 1027
Special Education and Teaching—$52,199—
Political Science and Government$52,133—#484 of 565
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$50,652$39,158#55 of 172
Behavioral Sciences$50,634—#6 of 20
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,654$44,194#252 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,667$48,624#261 of 345
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,046—#58 of 67
Communication and Media Studies$46,976$31,789#529 of 660
History$45,569—#366 of 459
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,692—#56 of 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do York College of Pennsylvania design and applied arts graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,567 one year after graduating and $52,222 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does York College of Pennsylvania rank for design and applied arts?

Among 299 colleges reporting earnings for design and applied arts graduates, York College of Pennsylvania ranks #156 by median pay four years after graduation, and #143 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is design and applied arts at York College of Pennsylvania worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for design and applied arts ($51,490).

← All data for York College of Pennsylvania · 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.