Queensbury, New York · Public
Design and Applied Arts at SUNY Adirondack
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 8.9% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $10,389 school-wide net price and $41,267 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
8.9% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 8.9% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 878
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 37%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,389/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $41,556
- Median debt
- $14,345
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $41,267/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 (8.9%), school-wide average net price ($10,389), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($41,267), and peer averages from 878 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 878 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 2.7x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,700 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($10,214 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place SUNY Adirondack in the top 33% 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.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.6% of reported awards · $1,751 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2.6% of reported awards · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Design and Applied Arts accounts for 8.9% of the awards or completions reported for SUNY Adirondack. That award concentration is higher than at 95% of schools in this field set and is 2.7x 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?
SUNY Adirondack's average net price is $10,389 per year, about $41,556 over four years. That is $7,700 below the $18,089 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $41,267 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,214 below the $51,481 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 SUNY Adirondack #288 of 878 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.