Top Ranked Programs
Pratt Institute-Main's program mix is anchored in visual and performing arts — a signature shaped by the institution's identity as a specialized design and arts college. Design and Applied Arts is the largest program with 273 graduates, followed by Architectural Sciences and Technology, Fine and Studio Arts, Graphic Communications, and Film/Video and Photographic Arts. Across 8 total programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, reflecting the institution's concentrated focus on creative and design disciplines. The earnings pattern reflects the economics of creative-field careers. Architectural Sciences and Technology leads with median earnings of $84,447 four years after enrollment, followed by Design and Applied Arts at $59,792, Film/Video and Photographic Arts at $46,874, Fine and Studio Arts at $42,282, and Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at $39,915. These outcomes reflect the reality that creative-field graduates often begin careers in freelance, portfolio-building, or entry-level studio roles before earnings accelerate in mid-career as professional reputation and client bases grow. Pratt Institute-Main's program portfolio is characterized by Arts representing 65% of graduates and Education at 1%, underscoring the institution's positioning as a specialized arts and design institution rather than a broad liberal-arts college. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how creative fields align with labor-market demand, particularly in design, media production, and cultural industries concentrated in major metropolitan areas like New York.