| 排名 | 学校名称 | 学校英文名 | 职业早期薪水 | 职业中期薪水 |
| 1 | 新学校大学 | The New School | $44,800 | $99,200 |
| 2 | 纽约时装学院 | Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY | $44,200 | $91,800 |
| 3 | 纽约州立大学波切斯分校 | SUNY, Purchase College | $41,700 | $88,300 |
| 4 | 加州州立大学长滩分校 | California State University, Long Beach | $36,900 | $85,500 |
| 5 | 艺术设计中心学院 | Art Center College of Design | $50,300 | $84,800 |
| 5 | 加州州立大学富勒顿分校 | California State University, Fullerton | $37,900 | $84,800 |
| 7 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | $44,600 | $84,100 |
| 8 | 弗吉尼亚理工学院 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $43,600 | $82,400 |
| 9 | 波士顿大学 | Boston University | $38,900 | $81,000 |
| 10 | 纽约大学 | New York University | $48,200 | $80,500 |
| 11 | 伯克利音乐学院 | Berklee College of Music | $36,100 | $80,200 |
| 12 | 纽约视觉艺术学院 | School of Visual Arts, New York, NY | $46,000 | $80,000 |
| 13 | 罗德岛设计学院 | Rhode Island School of Design | $47,700 | $79,500 |
| 14 | 雪城大学 | Syracuse University | $43,800 | $78,600 |
| 15 | 圣地亚哥州立大学 | San Diego State University | $36,500 | $78,100 |
| 16 | 旧金山州立大学 | San Francisco State University | $43,200 | $78,000 |
| 17 | 圣何塞州立大学 | San Jose State University | $51,200 | $77,100 |
| 18 | 杨百翰大学 | Brigham Young University | $48,100 | $77,000 |
| 19 | 创意研究学院 | College for Creative Studies | $43,000 | $76,700 |
| 20 | 西华盛顿大学 | Western Washington University | $45,300 | $76,200 |
| 21 | 普拉特学院 | Pratt Institute | $44,100 | $76,000 |
| 22 | 马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst Campus | $38,400 | $75,800 |
| 23 | 卡耐基梅隆大学 | Carnegie Mellon University | $54,900 | $75,200 |
| 24 | 加州大学尔湾分校 | University of California, Irvine | $36,500 | $75,000 |
| 24 | 加州大学洛杉矶分校 | University of California, Los Angeles | $45,400 | $75,000 |
| 26 | 韦恩州立大学 | Wayne State University, Detroit, MI | $33,700 | $74,700 |
| 27 | 纽约市立大学亨特学院 | CUNY, Hunter College | $49,600 | $74,600 |
| 27 | 德克萨斯理工大学 | Texas Tech University | $40,900 | $74,600 |
| 29 | 加利福尼亚艺术学院 | California College of the Arts | $43,200 | $70,900 |
| 30 | 中央康涅狄格州立大学 | Central Connecticut State University | $39,800 | $70,700 |
| 31 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland, College Park | $45,000 | $70,300 |
| 32 | 奥本大学 | Auburn University | $39,800 | $70,000 |
| 32 | 犹他州立大学 | Utah State University | $41,800 | $70,000 |
| 34 | 德雷塞尔大学 | Drexel University | $39,000 | $69,400 |
| 35 | 威斯康大学斯图特分校 | University of Wisconsin, Stout Campus | $40,500 | $69,300 |
| 36 | 辛辛那提大学 | University of Cincinnati | $43,600 | $68,400 |
| 37 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | $41,400 | $68,100 |
| 38 | 普渡大学西拉法叶分校 | Purdue University | $38,200 | $68,000 |
| 39 | 芝加哥艺术学院 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | $39,400 | $67,800 |
| 40 | 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校 | Indiana University, Bloomington | $38,100 | $67,700 |
| 40 | 罗切斯特理工学院 | Rochester Institute of Technology | $45,100 | $67,700 |
| 40 | 佐治亚大学 | University of Georgia | $38,400 | $67,700 |
| 40 | 西密歇根大学 | Western Michigan University | $39,000 | $67,700 |
| 44 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas, Austin | $40,600 | $67,000 |
| 45 | 马里兰大学巴尔的摩郡分校 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | $32,400 | $66,800 |
| 46 | 天普大学 | Temple University | $39,800 | $66,700 |
| 47 | 纽约州立大学水牛城分校 | University at Buffalo | $41,000 | $66,400 |
| 48 | 费城大学 | Philadelphia University | $41,700 | $66,100 |
| 49 | 伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校 | University of Illinois at Chicago | $45,400 | $65,800 |
| 50 | 宾州州立大学公园分校 | Pennsylvania State University | $41,900 | $65,700 |
| 51 | 艺术学院大学 | Academy of Art University | $45,900 | $65,600 |
| 51 | 加州州立大学萨克拉门托分校 | California State University, Sacramento | $41,700 | $65,600 |
| 51 | 新泽西学院 | The College of New Jersey | $39,800 | $65,600 |
| 54 | 萨凡纳艺术设计学院 | Savannah College of Art and Design | $41,000 | $65,500 |
| 55 | 雷德福大学 | Radford University | $35,200 | $65,400 |
| 56 | 爱荷华州立大学 | Iowa State University | $36,600 | $65,300 |
| 56 | 密歇根州立大学 | Michigan State University | $35,300 | $65,300 |
| 58 | 堪萨斯大学 | University of Kansas | $37,700 | $65,100 |
| 59 | 北德克萨斯大学 | University of North Texas | $36,700 | $65,000 |
| 60 | 费城艺术大学 | University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA | $39,800 | $64,900 |
| 61 | 密苏里大学 | University of Missouri, Columbia | $37,200 | $64,500 |
| 62 | 中密歇根大学 | Central Michigan University | $38,800 | $64,200 |
| 63 | 佛罗里达中央大学 | University of Central Florida | $35,800 | $63,900 |
| 64 | 内布拉斯加大学林肯分校 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | $32,900 | $63,600 |
| 64 | 华盛顿大学 | University of Washington | $45,800 | $63,600 |
| 66 | 哈特福德大学 | University of Hartford | $39,900 | $63,000 |
| 67 | 马萨诸塞艺术设计学院 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | $39,600 | $62,500 |
| 68 | 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California, Santa Barbara | $40,200 | $62,100 |
| 69 | 亚利桑那州立大学 | Arizona State University | $40,400 | $61,900 |
| 70 | 阿拉巴马大学 | University of Alabama | $35,300 | $61,800 |
| 71 | 北伊利诺伊大学 | Northern Illinois University | $41,300 | $61,600 |
| 72 | 加州州立大学北岭分校 | California State University, Northridge | $40,600 | $61,000 |
| 72 | 中田纳西州立大学 | Middle Tennessee State University | $41,600 | $61,000 |
| 74 | 俄亥俄州立大学 | Ohio State University | $40,100 | $60,900 |
| 75 | 伊利诺伊州立大学 | Illinois State University | $38,500 | $60,400 |
| 76 | 弗吉尼亚联邦大学 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $39,700 | $60,200 |
| 77 | 纽约州立大学奥斯威戈分校 | SUNY, College at Oswego | $35,400 | $60,000 |
| 77 | 德克萨斯基督大学 | Texas Christian University | $36,800 | $60,000 |
| 77 | 科罗拉多大学博尔德分校 | University of Colorado, Boulder | $42,600 | $60,000 |
| 80 | 东北大学 | Northeastern University | $47,800 | $59,700 |
| 81 | 库兹顿宾夕法尼亚大学 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | $34,600 | $59,300 |
| 82 | 哥伦布艺术设计学院 | Columbus College of Art And Design | $40,700 | $59,200 |
| 83 | 詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学 | James Madison University | $41,400 | $58,900 |
| 84 | 北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $36,000 | $58,500 |
| 85 | 芝加哥哥伦比亚学院 | Columbia College, Chicago, IL | $39,500 | $58,000 |
| 86 | 加州州立大学奇科分校 | California State University, Chico | $45,000 | $57,600 |
| 87 | 堪萨斯州立大学 | Kansas State University | $35,700 | $57,000 |
| 88 | 科罗拉多艺术学院 | Art Institute of Colorado | $42,500 | $56,700 |
| 88 | 路易斯安那州立大学 | Louisiana State University | $38,900 | $56,700 |
| 90 | 北爱荷华大学 | University of Northern Iowa | $38,300 | $56,400 |
| 91 | 东卡罗莱纳大学 | East Carolina University | $34,000 | $56,300 |
| 92 | 科罗拉多州立大学 | Colorado State University | $41,000 | $56,200 |
| 93 | 纽约州立大学新帕尔茨分校 | SUNY, New Paltz | $38,000 | $56,000 |
| 94 | 马里兰艺术学院 | Maryland Institute College of Art | $37,400 | $55,900 |
| 95 | 亚利桑那大学 | University of Arizona | $38,800 | $55,400 |
| 96 | 萨姆休斯敦州立大学 | Sam Houston State University | $40,700 | $55,200 |
| 97 | 犹他大学 | University of Utah | $41,500 | $55,100 |
| 97 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin, Madison | $39,000 | $55,100 |
| 99 | 俄勒冈大学 | University of Oregon | $40,400 | $55,000 |
| 100 | 迈阿密大学(俄亥俄) | Miami University, Oxford, OH | $46,600 | $54,500 |
| 101 | 纽约州立大学水牛城分校 | SUNY, College at Buffalo | $35,300 | $54,400 |
| 101 | 华盛顿州立大学 | Washington State University | $38,400 | $54,400 |
| 103 | 佛罗里达州立大学 | Florida State University | $34,500 | $54,200 |
| 104 | 北卡罗来纳大学格林斯伯勒分校 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $35,100 | $53,900 |
| 105 | 博林格林州立大学 | Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH | $32,300 | $53,800 |
| 106 | 肯特州立大学 | Kent State University | $34,100 | $53,700 |
| 107 | 俄亥俄大学 | Ohio University | $39,900 | $52,500 |
| 108 | 东密歇根大学 | Eastern Michigan University | $37,100 | $52,100 |
| 109 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of Florida | $40,900 | $51,200 |
| 110 | 威斯康辛大学密尔沃基分校 | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | $34,000 | $51,100 |
| 111 | 鲍尔州立大学 | Ball State University | $35,400 | $49,700 |
| 112 | 费里斯州立大学 | Ferris State University | $39,400 | $49,000 |
| 113 | 威斯康辛大学白水分校 | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater | $33,200 | $47,500 |
| 114 | 埃丁伯勒宾夕法尼亚大学 | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | $33,800 | $44,300 |
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注:本科毕业后0-5年算职业早期,职本科毕业10年以上算职业中期
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(1) 2015-16 PayScale Best Schools by Salary Potential for Art Majors (Full List) PayScale