The Art Institutes Rankings Based on Salary

- The Art Institutes ranks better than only 25% of colleges, based on bachelor's salaries.
- The Art Institutes ranks better than only 1% of colleges, based on debt for a bachelor's degree.
The Art Institutes's Top Rankings
- #3
- #3
- #8
- #11
Salary and Debt by Major at The Art Institutes
We calculated a salary score for each of The Art Institutes's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at The Art Institutes to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is a weighted average of all of its program scores. Data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and was last updated in December 2020. It reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid.
Salary Scores for AI Associate Degrees
AI ranks higher than 28% of colleges for associate degrees, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | $22,999 | $33,993 |
Business/Commerce, General | Not Reported | $24,615 |
Computer Software and Media Applications | $20,894 | $25,452 |
Criminal Justice and Corrections | Not Reported | $15,552 |
Culinary Arts and Related Services | $21,061 | $25,889 |
Design and Applied Arts | $20,125 | $23,481 |
Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $23,375 | $19,045 |
Health and Medical Administrative Services | Not Reported | $15,922 |
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $23,608 | $20,140 |
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $21,167 | $24,562 |
Salary Scores for AI Bachelor's Degrees
AI ranks higher than 25% of colleges for bachelor's degrees, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $43,096 | $22,192 |
Computer Software and Media Applications | $36,815 | $36,992 |
Criminal Justice and Corrections | Not Reported | $33,993 |
Culinary Arts and Related Services | $34,000 | $26,977 |
Design and Applied Arts | $38,668 | $30,974 |
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Not Reported | $33,993 |
Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $39,500 | $25,580 |
Fine and Studio Arts | $40,385 | $20,783 |
Graphic Communications | $32,500 | $22,999 |
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $33,450 | $30,451 |
Salary Scores for AI Master's Degrees
AI ranks higher than 14% of colleges for master's degrees, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Design and Applied Arts | Not Reported | $31,305 |
Salary Scores for AI Certificates
AI ranks higher than 42% of colleges for certificates, based on salary.
Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Culinary Arts and Related Services | $18,910 | $22,420 |
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Not Reported | $32,569 |
The Art Institutes Reviews
Most Recent Reviews
I had spent over a YEAR working at a sewing factory and working in retail to save enough money to move to Nashville, where one of the Art Institutes was (it is now closed). Everything was going so well; I rented a motel room so I could attend the interview, I got accepted, I kept in constant contact with the staff (who was very nice), one of them even helped me find a great place to live, which is the apartments that are literally a stone-throw away from the campus. I had moved all the way from my home state,... Read More
I am currently trying to apply to grad schools for public health, but I went to one semester at the Art Institute. The branch I went to is closed, so I can't contact the registrars office there, there is no headquarter or customer support phone number that works anywhere, and I guess the two transcript request forms I sent in got lost somewhere? I am currently in limbo, possibly not able to apply to grad school, because this one school is so incompetent it cant set up a working transcript transfer system.... Read More