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# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	5-Year Earn
1	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	Providence, RI	179	55%	30% / 70%	42%	$45,401	—
2	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	Pasadena, CA	149	55%	56% / 44%	52%	$72,022	—
3	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA	36	11%	31% / 69%	14%	—	—
4	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	0	72%	—	—	—	—
5	Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY	Brooklyn, NY	86	42%	43% / 57%	38%	$64,720	—

Phenomenal placement into design firms, tech giants, and ad shops. You'll get a job; you might even like it.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	5-Year Earn
1	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	Rochester, NY	126	55%	33% / 67%	10%	$53,199	—
2	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	Savannah, GA	50	55%	16% / 84%	18%	$53,410	—
3	The New School New York, NY	New York, NY	220	55%	21% / 79%	50%	$63,366	—
4	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	Raleigh, NC	41	40%	46% / 54%	0%	$65,293	—
5	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA	70	68%	46% / 54%	56%	$53,411	—

Solid programs without the prestige tax. Your portfolio still wins; your tuition just hurts less.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	5-Year Earn
1	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	Syracuse, NY	58	35%	29% / 71%	9%	$60,112	—
2	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	110	72%	31% / 69%	4%	$49,308	—
3	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	62	72%	13% / 87%	5%	$68,591	—
4	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	Boston, MA	21	55%	38% / 62%	5%	$45,724	—
5	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	17	70%	35% / 65%	0%	$66,255	—