Associate's Degree · Indianapolis, IN
At Ivy Tech Community College, the Design and Applied Arts associate's degree program reported $33,515 median earnings four years after completion and $12,710 median federal debt among 87 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $33,515, five-year median earnings were $30,514, and median federal debt was $12,710 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 8 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 12th percentile and debt was lower than about 38% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 12% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 38% 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 8 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Ivy Tech Community College 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.
Indianapolis, Indiana · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $33,515 four-year median earnings, $12,710 median federal debt, 87 working graduates, and 8 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $33,515 four years after completion and $30,514 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $12,710 across a reported debt cohort of 68 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 50.04 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
