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Design at Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's Degree · Design and Applied Arts
46 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case)
47
Optimistic
46
Base Case
50
Pessimistic
Earnings $39,313/yr (16% vs median)
AI Risk High (38% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (101,000 openings/yr)
ROI 14.1x earnings multiple
Ranked #57 of 290 Design and Applied Arts programs Top 25%

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 $501K $500K $474K
Earnings Multiple 14.1x 14.1x 13.3x
Probability of Field Employment 63% 57% 46%
DegreeOutlook Score 47 46 50

10-Year Earnings Projection

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

4-Year Tuition (Sticker)
$35,544
4-Year Net Price (After Aid)
$113,380
-219% less than sticker · See by income
Median Debt at Graduation
$20,834
6.4 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$48,642
24% growth from Year 1

About Bellevue University

enrolling 10,426 students in Bellevue, NE.

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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
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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 Bellevue University

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations ($75,543) Computer Programming ($69,254) Education, General ($68,730) Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management ($67,678) Management Information Systems and Services ($67,262) Business Operations Support and Assistant Services ($66,401) Business Administration, Management and Operations ($60,931) Computer and Information Sciences, General ($60,188)

Consider the Trade Route?

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Trade programs often mean less time in school, lower student debt, and hands-on career paths that tend to be more resilient to AI disruption.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for Design at Bellevue University?
A score of 46/100 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 $474,485 in decade earnings vs $500,670 in the optimistic case — a meaningful gap.
What makes Bellevue University's Design program stand out?
Ranked #57 of 290 programs nationally, Bellevue University lands in the top 25%. The ranking reflects a combination of graduate earnings, return on investment, and job market alignment.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →