Graduates of the New School earn median 4-year earnings of $56,719, placing the institution in the 31.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $13,610 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing The New School in the 12.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The New School #1031 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects The New School's concentration in Visual & Performing Arts. Design and Applied Arts is the largest program with 476 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $56,838. The Computer Software program graduates 174 students earning median 4-year earnings of $75,792, and Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management supports 150 graduates with median 4-year earnings of $74,936. Film/Video and Photographic Arts and Music round out the core program portfolio.
Graduates of the New School earn median 4-year earnings of $56,719, placing the institution in the 31.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $13,610 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing The New School in the 12.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The New School #1031 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects The New School's concentration in Visual & Performing Arts. Design and Applied Arts is the largest program with 476 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $56,838. The Computer Software program graduates 174 students earning median 4-year earnings of $75,792, and Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management supports 150 graduates with median 4-year earnings of $74,936. Film/Video and Photographic Arts and Music round out the core program portfolio.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of the New School earn median 4-year earnings of $56,719, placing the institution in the 31.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $13,610 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing The New School in the 12.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The New School #1031 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects The New School's concentration in Visual & Performing Arts. Design and Applied Arts is the largest program with 476 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $56,838. The Computer Software program graduates 174 students earning median 4-year earnings of $75,792, and Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management supports 150 graduates with median 4-year earnings of $74,936. Film/Video and Photographic Arts and Music round out the core program portfolio.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
The New School's program mix is anchored in visual and performing arts, design, and creative media—a portfolio shaped by the institution's identity as an arts and design university in New York City. Design and Applied Arts is the largest program with 476 graduates, followed by Computer Software, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Film/Video and Photographic Arts, and Music. Across ranked programs serving roughly 1,615 students annually, several deliver strong four-year earnings outcomes that reflect the institution's creative-industry positioning. The earnings pattern reflects The New School's strength in applied creative fields. Computer Software graduates earn median four-year earnings of $75,792, while Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management graduates earn $74,936 and Radio, Television, and Digital Communication graduates earn $64,018. These outcomes reflect the direct-to-workforce pathways common in design, media production, and performing arts, where graduates enter creative industries and cultural institutions in New York's dense employment market. General Studies and Design and Applied Arts round out the institution's highest-earning programs, demonstrating consistent earnings across the creative and applied-design portfolio. The program-mix signature—concentrated in Arts at 62%, Social Sciences at 3%, and Business at 6%—reflects The New School's positioning as a specialized arts and design institution. The supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with labor-market demand in creative sectors and cultural industries.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of the New School earn median 4-year earnings of $56,719, placing the institution in the 31.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $13,610 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing The New School in the 12.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The New School #1031 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects The New School's concentration in Visual & Performing Arts. Design and Applied Arts is the largest program with 476 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $56,838. The Computer Software program graduates 174 students earning median 4-year earnings of $75,792, and Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management supports 150 graduates with median 4-year earnings of $74,936. Film/Video and Photographic Arts and Music round out the core program portfolio.
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