Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Fine and Studio Arts at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 18.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $30,083 school-wide net price and $33,301 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
18.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a high award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 18.2% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 1,241
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 99.2%
- Graduation rate
- 68.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $30,083/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $120,332
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $33,301/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (18.2%), school-wide average net price ($30,083), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($33,301), and peer averages from 1,241 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 1,241 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 10.4x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($11,296 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($21,361 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in the top 98% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.0% of reported awards · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.5% of reported awards · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.8% of reported awards · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 0.5% of reported awards · $1,342 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.5% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.7% of reported awards · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Fine and Studio Arts accounts for 18.2% of the awards or completions reported for Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. That award concentration is higher than at 99% of schools in this field set and is 10.4x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's average net price is $30,083 per year, about $120,332 over four years. That is $11,296 above the $18,787 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $33,301 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $21,361 below the $54,662 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Pennsylvania College of Art and Design #1,221 of 1,241 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.