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Graduate Employment Statistics
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Of all 2006 Art Institute of Philadelphia graduates available for employment (*see below), 87.8% were working in a field related to their program of study within six months of graduation and earning an average salary of $28,582. The chart below reflects these statistics.

Career Stats (pdf)

Bachelor's Degree Programs 

Program
Percentage of Graduates Employed in Related Field Average Starting Salary
Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
75.0% $32,588
Fashion Design
72.7% $28,290
Fashion Marketing
96.3% $29,459
Graphic Design
93.4% $31,554
Industrial Design Technology
78.3% $27,673
Interior Design
93.9% $33,136
Media Arts & Animation
72.4% $30,050
Photography
81.8% $19,814
Web Design & Interactive Media
97.2% $33,120
Total Bachelor's Degree Programs
86.1%

$30,756

Associate's Degree Programs 

Program
Percentage of Graduates Employed in Related Field Average Starting Salary
Culinary Arts
92.2% $25,625
Digiral Filmmaking & Video Production
86.2% $24,793
Fashion Design
81.5% $21,781
Fashion Marketing
96.2% $28,338
Graphic Design
96.2% $30,851
Interior Design
85.7% $28,927
Photography
100.0% $23,042
Visual Merchandising
100.0% $31,171
Web Design & Interactive Media
83.3% $37,673
Total Associate's Degree Programs**
89.5% $26,437

Diploma Program 

Program
Percentage of Graduates Employed in Related Field Average Starting Salary
Baking & Pastry
92.3% $21,913
Culinary Arts
100.0% $24,267
Total Diploma Programs
93.8% $22,384

All Program Totals*** 87.8% $28,582

* Graduates available for employment excludes graduates who have waived employment assistance for one of the following reasons: medical condition that prevents full-time employment; active military duty; incarceration; death; non-immigrant status; furthering education with minimum of 50% credit load; stay-at-home parent; or continuation of employment in an unrelated field with current salary in excess of entry-level salary.

** Subtotal includes employment activity for graduates of programs which are no longer offered to new students.

*** All Program Totals exclude new programs for which there were no graduates. For a complete list of available programs, please contact the Admissions Department.

Data represents employment for January 1, 2006–December 31, 2006 graduates, six months after graduation.

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