Design and Applied Arts programs in New York
47 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $55,594 at Miami Ad School-New York.
What this work pays in New York
Web and Digital Interface Designers in New York earn a median of $120,990 a year across 16,560 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 York |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $98,850 | 14,920 |
| Graphic Designers | $77,340 | 14,530 |
| Art Directors | $137,320 | 8,720 |
| Fashion Designers | $98,640 | 5,760 |
| Interior Designers | $75,580 | 5,340 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Ad School-New York Astoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | $55,594 (46 grads) | — |
| The New School New York | Associate's degree | $14,750 | $46,407 (103 grads) | 101 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo | Associate's degree | $15,417 | $27,476 (15 grads) | 6 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester | Associate's degree | $15,417 | $27,476 (15 grads) | 1 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool | Associate's degree | $15,417 | $27,476 (15 grads) | 7 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | $9,922 | $25,774 (15 grads) | 4 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $25,484 (49 grads) | 34 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | $8,906 | $23,340 (36 grads) | 50 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | $22,768 (27 grads) | 60 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Associate's degree | — | $19,909 (13 grads) | 21 |
| Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake | Associate's degree | — | $18,498 (14 grads) | 8 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | $18,315 (11 grads) | 0 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology New York | Associate's degree | $11,640 | $17,461 (159 grads) | 684 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | $16,478 (20 grads) | 13 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | $16,478 (27 grads) | 31 |
| CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 36 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | $9,534 | not published | 31 |
| Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 18 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 42 |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Plattsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| LIM College New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| New York School of Interior Design New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| New York School of Interior Design New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Villa Maria College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
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.