Outcomes-based program rankings.
Program outcomes at Rhode Island School Of Design vary significantly by field of study. These rankings evaluate each program by post-graduation earnings, debt burden, and return on investment — not prestige or reputation.
Use this analysis to compare programs and understand which fields deliver the strongest outcomes.
Analyzing 8 programs with available earnings data.
recent graduates
This bar shows the range of median earnings across all majors at this school.
The tables below compare programs in each category by earnings, rank, debt, and cohort size.
These sections represent the complete set of ranked undergraduate programs at Rhode Island School Of Design.
Design and Applied Arts. leads humanities & arts with 68K in median earnings.
| Program | National Rank | Median Earnings | Median Debt | Cohort Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. | — | $67,771★ | $49,773 | 91 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | — | $51,278 | — | 54 |
Program rankings are derived entirely from post-graduation outcomes. We do not use reputation surveys, selectivity metrics, or SAT scores. This means some programs may rank differently than you'd expect based on prestige — and that's intentional.
Median earnings 10 years post-enrollment
Debt burden relative to earnings
Institutional contribution to outcomes
Resources, cohort size, and graduation rates
Trajectory from early to mid-career
| Fine and Studio Arts. | — | $40,568 | $67,500 | 101 |
Apparel and Textiles. leads other & interdisciplinary with 59K in median earnings.
| Program | National Rank | Median Earnings | Median Debt | Cohort Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparel and Textiles.Small sample | — | $59,372★ | — | 15 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | — | $55,673 | — | 34 |
| Architecture. | — | $50,439 | — | 22 |
| Woodworking.Small sample | — | $37,055 | — | 7 |
| Systems Science and Theory. | — | $34,265 | — | 75 |
Why rankings may differ by program: A university's nursing program and business program can have entirely different outcome profiles. Our methodology surfaces these differences so you can evaluate programs — not just institutions.
