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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General (16% of graduates). 31 students for every faculty member, more than at 98% of colleges. 91% of faculty are full-time. Spends $5,920 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

699 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 68% of graduates; 9 programs in 3 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General 50.100116% 109
    Graduates in this field earn $37,857 4 years out
  2. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 10.030414% 97
    Graduates in this field earn $34,138 4 years out
  3. Playwriting and Screenwriting 50.050414% 95
  4. Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 50.069913% 92
    Graduates in this field earn $35,151 4 years out
  5. Music Theory and Composition 50.090412% 84

Fastest-growing field: Communications technologies, 0.0% → 14% of graduates since 2014–15 (97 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,857 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $18,706

    4 years after completion$37,857
    National median: $48,240Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $27,350 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $37,875 · 248 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Film/Video and Photographic Arts$35,151 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $22,596

    4 years after completion$35,151
    National median: $43,765Below typical

    Median federal debt: $38,500 · 418 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Design and Applied Arts$34,769 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $26,583

    4 years after completion$34,769
    National median: $51,490Below typical

    Median federal debt: $46,750 · 98 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Graphic Communications$34,138 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $15,529

    4 years after completion$34,138
    National median: $43,283Below typical

    Median federal debt: $33,250 · 152 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college31 to 1
31 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 98% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty91%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$49,907

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other for-profit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$5,920
$5,920
← Lessmore than 50% of 130More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)