Program comparison

Design and Applied Arts. programs in New York

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

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What these New York programs tell you

Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating14 of 37

Programs with 5-year earnings17 of 37

Programs with a cost estimate30 of 37

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Astoria, NY · Private

Miami Ad School-New York

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$49,5701 year after completion

$72,8305 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A 2 to less than 4 year certificate

New York, NY · Private

The New School

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$45,9811 year after completion

$56,2245 years after completion

Est. total cost $117,482 2-year degree

Long Island City, NY · Public

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$27,2041 year after completion

$21,6055 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,240 2-year degree

Syracuse, NY · Public

Onondaga Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$26,3311 year after completion

$35,9385 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,124 2-year degree

Buffalo, NY · Private

Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$23,9881 year after completion

$39,5995 years after completion

Est. total cost $28,270 2-year degree

Rochester, NY · Private

Bryant & Stratton College-Greece

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$23,9881 year after completion

$39,5995 years after completion

Est. total cost $23,006 2-year degree

Liverpool, NY · Private

Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$23,9881 year after completion

$39,5995 years after completion

Est. total cost $30,434 2-year degree

Garden City, NY · Public

Nassau Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$22,0771 year after completion

$34,5715 years after completion

Est. total cost $14,190 2-year degree

Rochester, NY · Public

Monroe Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$21,5681 year after completion

$38,5715 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,706 2-year degree

Selden, NY · Public

Suffolk County Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$20,5381 year after completion

$38,8425 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,516 2-year degree

Utica, NY · Public

Mohawk Valley Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$20,1171 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,974 2-year degree

Sanborn, NY · Public

Niagara County Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$20,1021 year after completion

$34,6885 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,752 2-year degree

Brooklyn, NY · Public

CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$19,9681 year after completion

$33,6965 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,212 2-year degree

New York, NY · Public

Fashion Institute of Technology

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$18,1281 year after completion

$44,5595 years after completion

Est. total cost $38,190 2-year degree

Bronx, NY · Public

CUNY Hostos Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$16,3831 year after completion

$33,1605 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,594 2-year degree

Plattsburgh, NY · Public

Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $28,624 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Brooklyn, NY · Public

CUNY New York City College of Technology

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,254 2-year degree

Canandaigua, NY · Public

Finger Lakes Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$37,5475 years after completion

Est. total cost $27,796 2-year degree

Johnstown, NY · Public

Fulton-Montgomery Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,392 2-year degree

Batavia, NY · Public

Genesee Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,585 1 to less than 2 year certificate

Rochester, NY · Public

Monroe Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Garden City, NY · Public

Nassau Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Sanborn, NY · Public

Niagara County Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Saranac Lake, NY · Public

North Country Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $23,736 2-year degree

Saranac Lake, NY · Public

North Country Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Suffern, NY · Public

Rockland Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $22,564 2-year degree

Loch Sheldrake, NY · Public

Sullivan County Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$27,7105 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,964 2-year degree

Queensbury, NY · Public

SUNY Adirondack

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$31,5515 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,778 2-year degree

Queensbury, NY · Public

SUNY Adirondack

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Binghamton, NY · Public

SUNY Broome Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,880 2-year degree

Cobleskill, NY · Public

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $37,402 2-year degree

Alfred, NY · Public

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $30,032 2-year degree

Valhalla, NY · Public

SUNY Westchester Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $18,746 2-year degree

Valhalla, NY · Public

SUNY Westchester Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Dryden, NY · Public

Tompkins Cortland Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $25,446 2-year degree

Stone Ridge, NY · Public

Ulster County Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,070 2-year degree

Buffalo, NY · Private

Villa Maria College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $26,988 2-year degree

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