San Francisco, California · Private For-Profit
Educational/Instructional Media Design at Academy of Art University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.9% reported program-share signal, $40,613 school-wide net price, and $39,008 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 31 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~31
- Schools with reported signal
- 279
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 34.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $40,613/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $162,452
- Median debt
- $31,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $39,008/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.9%), school-wide average net price ($40,613), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($39,008), and peer averages from 279 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 279 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($20,925 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,738 below). Together, those evidence points place Academy of Art University in the top 100% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.4% reported share · $7,021 net A+ Essex County College Newark, NJ · 1.1% reported share · $4,436 net A+ 
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · 1.1% reported share · $9,320 net A+ University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · 0.5% reported share · $7,007 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Educational/Instructional Media Design accounts for 0.9% of reported programs at Academy of Art University, which is bigger than 72% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 31 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Academy of Art University's average net price is $40,613 per year, about $162,452 over four years. That is $20,925 above the $19,688 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $39,008 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $17,738 below the $56,746 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Academy of Art University #279 of 279 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.