Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, Oregon · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
have graduates earning more than a typical Oregon high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 3 fall short.
3 of 6 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 3 have no earnings published. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 5 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$35,785 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$35,785 a year
About $143,140 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $28,219 |
| $30k to $48k | $30,517 |
| $48k to $75k | $30,916 |
| $75k to $110k | $36,998 |
| $110k and up | $44,522 |
| All families (average) | $35,785 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Oregon high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
4 of 11 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $19,5011-year earnings | -$17,475 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,000 | no earnings gain | 42 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | $28,7941-year earnings | -$8,182 | below HS line (1-yr) | $90,387 | no earnings gain | 32 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $25,9061-year earnings | -$11,070 | falls short (1-yr) | $25,000 | no earnings gain | 21 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $13,8951-year earnings | -$23,081 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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