Bachelor's Degree · San Francisco, CA
At San Francisco State University, the Design and Applied Arts bachelor's degree program reported $59,678 median earnings four years after completion and $18,000 median federal debt among 132 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $59,678, five-year median earnings were $71,008, and median federal debt was $18,000 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 68 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 75th percentile and debt was lower than about 87% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 75% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 87% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 68 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The San Francisco State University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
San Francisco, California · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $59,678 four-year median earnings, $18,000 median federal debt, 132 working graduates, and 68 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $59,678 four years after completion and $71,008 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $18,000 across a reported debt cohort of 123 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 50.04 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
