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Design at Albright College

Reading, PA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's Degree · Design and Applied Arts
23 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case)
24
Optimistic
23
Base Case
32
Pessimistic
Earnings $29,793/yr (-12% vs median)
AI Risk High (38% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (101,000 openings/yr)
ROI 4.2x earnings multiple
Ranked #244 of 290 Design and Applied Arts programs

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Design graduates.

Optimistic
No Disruption		 Base Case
Gradual AI		 Pessimistic
Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings $489K $489K $465K
Earnings Multiple 4.2x 4.2x 4.0x
Probability of Field Employment 63% 57% 46%
DegreeOutlook Score 24 23 32

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition (Sticker)
$115,176
4-Year Net Price (After Aid)
$86,656
25% less than sticker · See by income
Median Debt at Graduation
$27,000
10.9 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$44,395
49% growth from Year 1

About Albright College

Albright College has a 86% acceptance rate, making it broadly accessible, a compact campus enrolling 1,296 students in Reading, PA. Pell Grant recipients make up 50% of the student body — a marker of economic diversity.

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Top Career Paths

Art directors $111,040/yr
Architecture teachers, postsecondary $101,480/yr
Special effects artists and animators $99,800/yr
View all 14 career paths with salary ranges and AI risk →

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Design at Other Schools

Carnegie Mellon University ($66,274) University of Southern California ($64,846) University of Washington-Seattle Campus ($63,449) University of California-Los Angeles ($57,615) Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ($52,694) University of Cincinnati-Main Campus ($52,526) Utah State University ($52,431) Interior Designers Institute ($51,188)

Other Majors at Albright College

Information Science/Studies ($80,329) Accounting and Related Services ($61,245) Business/Commerce, General ($56,932) Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology ($48,838) Business Administration, Management and Operations ($39,711) Psychology, General ($32,149) Communication and Media Studies ($31,704) Biology, General ($31,544)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for Design at Albright College?
A score of 23/100 indicates below-average financial outcomes for Design. Earnings, ROI, or AI risk factors are pulling the score down.
Will AI replace Design careers?
With 38% of typical job tasks exposed to AI, this is one of the higher-risk fields. Our pessimistic scenario projects $465,495 in decade earnings vs $488,527 in the optimistic case — a meaningful gap.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →