Best Designer, All Other programs in Pennsylvania, ranked by enrollment
All designers not listed.
23 schools in Pennsylvania run programs that feed this job, graduating 274 people a year. The job pays a median of $72,760 in Pennsylvania across about — jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Pennsylvania that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in Pennsylvania that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Pennsylvania (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Pennsylvania page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 50.0401In Pennsylvania → | 184 | 67.2% | 16 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 2 | CIP 50.0410In Pennsylvania → | 78 | 28.5% | 6 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 3 | CIP 50.0404In Pennsylvania → | 12 | 4.4% | 2 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
Top 23 schools in Pennsylvania
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 10 of the 23 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 38 | Design and Visual Communications, General | $66,274 | 94% | $23,803 | 12% |
| 2 | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 37 | Illustration | $20,587 | 57% | $43,204 | 56% |
| 3 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 88% | $26,912 | 26% |
| 4 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 58% | — | 86% |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 97% | $22,055 | 5% |
| 6 | Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 21% | — | — |
| 7 | Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Design and Visual Communications, General | $36,433 | 69% | $26,034 | 81% |
| 8 | Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Illustration | $25,830 | 69% | $29,257 | 99% |
| 9 | Arcadia University Glenside, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Illustration | — | 67% | $23,796 | 80% |
| 10 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 74% | $24,867 | 79% |
| 11 | Marywood University Scranton, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Illustration | $25,727 | 72% | $21,769 | 61% |
| 12 | Grove City College Grove City, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 83% | — | 72% |
| 13 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 7 | Design and Visual Communications, General | $38,154 | 78% | $36,004 | 79% |
| 14 | Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Industrial and Product Design | $45,572 | 53% | — | — |
| 15 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Industrial and Product Design | — | 43% | — | 92% |
| 16 | Wilson College Chambersburg, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 48% | $18,586 | 92% |
| 17 | Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Design and Visual Communications, General | $29,488 | 66% | $24,175 | 90% |
| 18 | Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 61% | $19,540 | — |
| 19 | La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 57% | $20,380 | 76% |
| 20 | Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Design and Visual Communications, General | $27,896 | 30% | — | — |
| 21 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Illustration | — | 58% | $44,184 | — |
| 22 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Design and Visual Communications, General | $43,530 | 75% | — | 80% |
| 23 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 73% | $27,153 | 92% |
All 23 schools in Pennsylvania
Every school in Pennsylvania with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | Private not-for-profit | 38 | 1 |
| Moore College of Art and Design | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 37 | 1 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | Private not-for-profit | 27 | 1 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville | Public | 23 | 1 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 22 | 1 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg | Public | 18 | 1 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 16 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | Lancaster | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 1 |
| Arcadia University | Glenside | Private not-for-profit | 12 | 1 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon | Private not-for-profit | 12 | 1 |
| Marywood University | Scranton | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 1 |
| Grove City College | Grove City | Private not-for-profit | 9 | 1 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport | Public | 7 | 1 |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | East Stroudsburg | Public | 5 | 1 |
What designers, all other earn in Pennsylvania
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $64,950. Pennsylvania pays above the national figure.
Metro areas in Pennsylvania
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Designers, All Other page.
How to become a Designer, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Pennsylvania
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 3 majors mapped to Designers, All Other3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 50.0401Design and Visual Communications, General
- 50.0404Industrial and Product Design
- 50.0410Illustration
Common questions
Answers for people weighing designers, all other programs in Pennsylvania.
What degree do you need to become a Designer, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Design and Visual Communications, General, which awarded 184 degrees in Pennsylvania in 2024-25, 67.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Designer, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Design and Applied Arts. Together they graduate about 274 people a year in Pennsylvania.
How much do designers, all other earn in Pennsylvania?+
The median is $72,760 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 12.0% above the U.S. median of $64,950. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for designers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +2.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 2,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Pennsylvania?+
23 institutions in Pennsylvania reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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