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Design at Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's Degree · Design and Applied Arts
26 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case)
26
Optimistic
26
Base Case
35
Pessimistic
Earnings $30,019/yr (-11% vs median)
AI Risk High (38% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (101,000 openings/yr)
ROI 5.8x earnings multiple
Ranked #219 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 $495K $495K $470K
Earnings Multiple 5.8x 5.8x 5.5x
Probability of Field Employment 63% 57% 46%
DegreeOutlook Score 26 26 35

10-Year Earnings Projection

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

4-Year Tuition (Sticker)
$84,888
4-Year Net Price (After Aid)
$118,208
-39% less than sticker · See by income
Median Debt at Graduation
$24,998
10.0 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$45,177
50% growth from Year 1

About Liberty University

Liberty University accepts 99% of applicants — an open-access institution by design, with 50,059 students enrolled in Lynchburg, VA.

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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 Liberty University

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering ($76,127) Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($71,918) Military Systems and Maintenance Technology ($66,126) Mechanical Engineering ($65,794) Computer and Information Sciences, General ($56,258) Management Information Systems and Services ($56,014) Accounting and Related Services ($51,541) Air Transportation ($50,629)

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

How does Liberty University's Design program score?
This program scores 26/100 — on the lower end for Design. Prospective students should carefully weigh costs against likely earnings.
How vulnerable is Design to AI automation?
AI won't 'replace' Design careers outright, but it is likely to reduce the number of job openings. We model 38% task exposure, which compresses field employment probability in our scenarios.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →