Design and Applied Arts programs in Mississippi
12 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Graphic Designers in Mississippi earn a median of $45,640 a year across 830 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $60,580 | 540 |
| Interior Designers | $43,740 | 330 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $48,550 | 230 |
| Photographers | $45,860 | 190 |
| Art Directors | $66,020 | 90 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Design and Applied Arts — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.