Associate's Degree · New York, NY
At Fashion Institute of Technology, the Design and Applied Arts associate's degree program reported $45,096 median earnings four years after completion and $12,000 median federal debt among 727 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $45,096, five-year median earnings were $44,559, and median federal debt was $12,000 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 8 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 75th percentile and debt was lower than about 56% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 75% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 56% 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 Fashion Institute of Technology 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.
New York, New York · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $45,096 four-year median earnings, $12,000 median federal debt, 727 working graduates, and 8 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $45,096 four years after completion and $44,559 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $12,000 across a reported debt cohort of 654 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.
