Fashion Institute of Technology Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design: earnings, debt & careers

Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates of Fashion Institute of Technology earn a median $60,882 four years after graduating ($27,023 after one year), with median federal loan debt of $25,000. That is $7,368 above the U.S. median for Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates ($53,514 across 277 colleges), and ranks 5th of 19 New York colleges.

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Earnings, 4 years after graduating
$60,882

U.S. median for this major: $53,514.

College Scorecard field of study; 647 graduates with earnings reported

Earnings, 1 year after
$27,023

Median for graduates who received federal aid.

College Scorecard field of study

Median debt at graduation
$25,000

About 41% of median earnings 4 years out. U.S. median $26,502.

College Scorecard field of study (federal loans)

What your family pays
$19,095 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $26,838. College Scorecard.

FIT Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design: pay against the field, and payback

Same major, other colleges

FIT graduates$60,882
New York median (19 colleges)$52,562 (+$8,320)
U.S. median (277 colleges)$53,514 (+$7,368)

Median earnings 4 years after graduating; state and U.S. figures are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major. College Scorecard; calculated by EducationGuide.

Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design nationally: jobs, pay at ages 25-34, every state →

Cost to finish and years to pay back, by income

Uses FIT's school-wide net price (no college reports it by major) and this major's graduate earnings.

This college does not report how long its bachelor's students take to finish (IPEDS), so we can't estimate the cost to finish.

College Scorecard; IPEDS Graduation Rates; U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Calculated by EducationGuide.

Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design at New York colleges

Every New York college we cover that reports Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduate earnings, highest first. Net price is the school-wide average after grants. Colleges marked "mostly 2-year" or "bachelor's & associate" award more associate degrees than bachelor's; their bachelor's programs often serve working adults finishing a degree (for example, nurses completing a BSN), so their graduates' earnings can run higher than those of students starting college at 18.

RankCollegeEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debtAvg. net priceGraduation
1Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$87,358$25,000$36,22884%
2Syracuse University$71,527$27,000$38,79384%
3Marist University$66,010$26,929$41,54480%
4St. John's University-New York$63,659$27,000$29,99966%
5Fashion Institute of Technologybachelor's & associate$60,882$25,000$19,09581%
6Pratt Institute-Main$59,792$26,000$52,65974%
7The New School$56,838$26,000$58,74169%
8Mercy University$54,725—$14,07246%
9Farmingdale State College$53,896$18,875$10,86753%
10CUNY New York City College of Technology$52,562$12,000$5,12721%
11Rochester Institute of Technology$52,043$27,000$34,90670%
12Russell Sage College$51,485$27,000$22,91756%
13Marymount Manhattan College$48,393—$36,86149%
14Villa Maria College$48,379—$13,49431%
15State University of New York at Oswego$44,939$26,530$16,23660%
16CUNY Queens College$44,835$17,625$4,19553%
17SUNY at Fredonia$43,087$26,500$15,89750%
18Nazareth University$42,615$23,250$29,35773%
19New York Institute of Technology$36,864$23,500$22,44359%

20 more New York colleges offer Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design but have too few graduates to report earnings.

Careers for Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates

Graphic designer

New York area$79,280
New York$77,340
U.S.$62,960

Median annual wage, all workers. U.S. jobs -1.7% by 2035. Typical entry: bachelor's degree.

Web and Digital Interface Designers

New York area$119,190
New York$120,990
U.S.$104,000

Median annual wage, all workers. U.S. jobs +6.0% by 2035. Typical entry: bachelor's degree.

Art Directors

New York area$142,990
New York$137,320
U.S.$114,850

Median annual wage, all workers. U.S. jobs +4.2% by 2035. Typical entry: bachelor's degree.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35. Careers from the federal major-to-occupation crosswalk.

What families pay at FIT, by income

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FIT Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design questions

How much do FIT Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates earn?

Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates of Fashion Institute of Technology earn a median $60,882 four years after graduating and $27,023 one year after. The U.S. median for Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates across 277 colleges is $53,514.

How much debt do FIT Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates of Fashion Institute of Technology is $25,000, about 41% of their median earnings four years out. Nationally the median is $26,502.

Is FIT a good school for Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design in New York?

On pay, Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates of Fashion Institute of Technology earn $60,882 four years out, $8,320 above the median for the same major across 19 New York colleges ($52,562) and $7,368 above the U.S. median ($53,514). Medians of each college's graduates; EducationGuide calculation from College Scorecard.

Where does FIT rank for Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design in New York?

Of 19 New York colleges reporting Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduate earnings, Fashion Institute of Technology ranks 5th. The highest is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at $87,358.

What jobs do Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design graduates get?

A common career is graphic designer, with a median wage of $79,280 in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area and $62,960 nationally. Others include web and digital interface designers and art directors.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (field of study: median earnings and federal loan debt of graduates who received federal aid); BLS. How we score
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