Design and Applied Arts programs in New Jersey
23 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $32,925 at Berkeley College-Woodland Park.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Graphic Designers in New Jersey earn a median of $73,790 a year across 5,670 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $80,100 | 3,300 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $95,310 | 2,170 |
| Art Directors | $129,200 | 1,840 |
| Interior Designers | $74,020 | 1,670 |
| Photographers | $40,520 | 1,460 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park | Associate's degree | $14,572 | $32,925 (15 grads) | 13 |
| Brookdale Community College Lincroft | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (11 grads) | 22 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton | Associate's degree | — | $13,239 (13 grads) | 13 |
| County College of Morris Randolph | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bergen Community College Paramus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Brookdale Community College Lincroft | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Centenary University Hackettstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mercer County Community College West Windsor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mercer County Community College West Windsor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Middlesex College Edison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County College Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Passaic County Community College Paterson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Rowan University Glassboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Salem Community College Carneys Point | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
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.