Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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Pratt Institute-Main has 16 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Computer and Information Sciences, General (master's), where graduates earn a median $106,619 one year after finishing, against $100,079 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$63,115
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Pratt Institute-Main. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 23 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 143 | $63,453 | $84,447 | $69,10822% above | $27,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 373 | $39,579 | $59,792 | $52,72713% above | $25,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 71 | $24,644 | $46,874 | $45,2264% above | $24,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 99 | $24,471 | $42,282 | $41,5502% above | $26,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 32 | $20,535 | $39,915 | $47,08815% below | $26,696 |
| Graphic Communications | 65 | $29,217 | $35,100 | $43,05818% below | $27,000 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts | 43 | $22,628 | $26,557 | $37,68930% below | $12,000 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Not available | $106,619 | N/A | $100,0797% above | N/A |
| Design and Applied Arts | 87 | $69,098 | $82,883 | $69,95718% above | $146,319 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 45 | $55,480 | $78,421 | $64,42922% above | N/A |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 97 | $61,897 | $77,469 | $77,1270% above | $140,374 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 22 | $63,292 | $70,282 | $81,36314% below | $81,862 |
| Library Science and Administration | Not available | $57,091 | $69,610 | $55,97024% above | N/A |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 44 | $59,730 | $55,881 | $71,26222% below | $132,032 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 31 | N/A | $54,345 | $49,05311% above | $128,944 |
| Information Science/Studies | 57 | $52,060 | N/A | $86,63640% below | $43,281 |
Careers linked to the programs Pratt Institute-Main reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
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Via City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning, Architectural Sciences and Technology and 1 more
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