Kansas City, Missouri · Private Non-Profit
Design and Applied Arts at Kansas City Art Institute
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 28.5% reported program-share signal, $27,650 school-wide net price, and $37,032 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 231 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
28.5% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 28.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~231
- Schools with reported signal
- 878
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 54.8%
- Graduation rate
- 58%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $27,650/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $110,600
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $37,032/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 (28.5%), school-wide average net price ($27,650), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($37,032), and peer averages from 878 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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 878 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 8.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($9,561 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($14,449 below). Together, those evidence points place Kansas City Art Institute in the top 96% 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.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,090 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.6% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2.6% reported share · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Design and Applied Arts accounts for 28.5% of reported programs at Kansas City Art Institute, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 8.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 231 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Kansas City Art Institute's average net price is $27,650 per year, about $110,600 over four years. That is $9,561 above the $18,089 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $37,032 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $14,449 below the $51,481 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 Kansas City Art Institute #845 of 878 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.