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title: Pratt Institute-Main — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Brooklyn, NY
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $54,295 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $26,250 – $90,075 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 74% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $80,049 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 67% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.38× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $26,295 | derived |

**74% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,500 (≈ 38% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $17,728 to $58,581 across 14 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $58,581 | not reported |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Master's Degree | $56,976 | $124,679 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $52,945 | $68,617 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Master's Degree | $51,744 | $123,755 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,033 | not reported |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Master's Degree | $50,911 | $124,203 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $40,993 | $127,547 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,210 | $26,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $32,424 | $132,594 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,464 | $26,596 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $28,068 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,695 | $26,449 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,391 | $26,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,728 | $24,500 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Pratt Institute-Main by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?194578

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