{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-11","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/temple-university/majors/medical-illustration-and-informatics","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":216339,"cip4":"51.27","school_slug":"temple-university","major_slug":"medical-illustration-and-informatics"},"school":{"name":"Temple University","city":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","control":"Public","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/temple-university","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/temple-university.json"},"major":{"name":"Medical Illustration and Informatics","area":"Health & Medicine","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":52611,"median_earnings_4yr":76927,"median_debt":25000,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.325,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":4,"median_earnings_4yr":72030,"median_debt":25000},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":null,"us":{"colleges_reporting":4,"median_earnings_4yr":72030,"difference":4897},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.28,"finished_in_4_years":0.5742,"finished_within_6_years":0.7468,"cohort":5139,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":35797,"geography":"PA","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":14977,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in PA (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":76927,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":22694,"cost_to_finish":97130,"payback_years":2.4,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.4 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":23431,"cost_to_finish":100285,"payback_years":2.4,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.4 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":26534,"cost_to_finish":113566,"payback_years":2.8,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.8 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":29397,"cost_to_finish":125819,"payback_years":3.1,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"3.1 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":34947,"cost_to_finish":149573,"payback_years":3.6,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"3.6 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":1,"of":1,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":216339,"name":"Temple University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":76927,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":28198,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.751,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/temple-university/majors/medical-illustration-and-informatics"}],"careers":[{"soc":"27-1013","title":"Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators","median_wage_metro":59200,"metro":"Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD","median_wage_state":54270,"median_wage_us":55490,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":-2.9,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":28198,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":22694,"30-48k":23431,"48-75k":26534,"75-110k":29397,"110k+":34947},"acceptance_rate":0.804,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.751,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}