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Design at Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's Degree · Design and Applied Arts
32 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case)
32
Optimistic
32
Base Case
38
Pessimistic
Earnings $36,040/yr (6% vs median)
AI Risk High (38% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (101,000 openings/yr)
ROI 2.8x earnings multiple
Ranked #152 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 $693K $676K $617K
Earnings Multiple 2.9x 2.8x 2.6x
Probability of Field Employment 63% 57% 46%
DegreeOutlook Score 32 32 38

10-Year Earnings Projection

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

4-Year Tuition (Sticker)
$238,732
4-Year Net Price (After Aid)
$202,588
15% less than sticker · See by income
Median Debt at Graduation
$26,000
8.7 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$67,814
88% growth from Year 1

About Pratt Institute-Main

With a 53% acceptance rate, Pratt Institute-Main is moderately selective, with a smaller student body of 3,766 in Brooklyn, NY.

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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 Pratt Institute-Main

Architectural Sciences and Technology ($58,246) Graphic Communications ($20,048) Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies ($18,842) Fine and Studio Arts ($18,451) Film/Video and Photographic Arts ($16,710)

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 Pratt Institute-Main?
A score of 32/100 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 $616,644 in decade earnings vs $692,703 in the optimistic case — a meaningful gap.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →