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title: Savannah College of Art and Design — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Savannah, GA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA · 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 | $45,954 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $22,720 – $74,382 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 69% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $63,627 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 62% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $17,954 | derived |

**69% 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 $15,500 (≈ 34% 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 $17,738 to $56,213 across 22 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $56,213 | $47,833 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Master's Degree | $54,166 | $76,406 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Master's Degree | $53,772 | $65,832 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. | Master's Degree | $46,327 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Master's Degree | $43,941 | $82,741 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,117 | $24,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,934 | $24,506 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $39,798 | $81,000 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Master's Degree | $30,532 | $56,138 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,839 | $25,666 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Master's Degree | $28,603 | $48,856 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Master's Degree | $28,583 | $95,380 |
| Graphic Communications. | Master's Degree | $28,165 | $99,295 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $25,021 | $81,865 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,889 | $26,200 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,970 | $25,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,085 | $25,905 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,622 | $27,000 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Master's Degree | $22,084 | not reported |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,127 | $25,300 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,055 | $25,666 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,738 | $27,000 |

## 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 Savannah College of Art and Design by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?140951

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