Per-major median earnings and 10-year projection bands. Numbers come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (most recent release); trajectory bands come from the life-path model run server-side with a synthetic profile.
Median earnings of federally-aided graduates 10 years after first enrollment, across all majors at The New School.
| Major | Graduates / yr | Median earnings 4 years out | Work in New York 1 year out | Trajectory | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. | 472 | $56,838 | 62% | Run mine | |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. |
From 2016 to 2025, 153 The New School graduates earned a research doctorate, most often in humanities and arts, social sciences, and psychology.
Research doctorates (PhD, EdD and similar) only: medical, law and business degrees aren't counted. The rate divides those doctorates by the bachelor's degrees The New School awarded from 2008 to 2017, allowing for the typical eight-year gap; fields with longer paths, like the humanities, read low. Source: NCSES Survey of Earned Doctorates and IPEDS completions.
The rows above use a synthetic profile (median household income, in-state residency). The life-path tool runs the same model on your actual income, family size, residency, and intended major.
Open the life-path toolEarnings and graduate counts from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (most recent release). Last updated October 19, 2026. Methodology.
| 221 |
| $74,936 |
| 62% |
| Run mine |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 160 | $75,792 | 66% | Run mine |
| Music. | 101 | $32,930 | — | Run mine |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 82 | $42,798 | 67% | Run mine |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 80 | $48,557 | 62% | Run mine |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 64 | $49,489 | 61% | Run mine |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 64 | $39,248 | 62% | Run mine |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 62 | $62,976 | 58% | Run mine |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 43 | $64,018 | 70% | Run mine |
Median earnings: federally-aided graduates, ~4 years out (College Scorecard). Trajectory: 10-year projection from the life-path model with a synthetic profile — methodology.
Work in New York: of graduates working and not in school a year after graduating, the share whose job is in New York. A dash means the College Scorecard doesn't report the figure for that major, or counted fewer than 30 graduates.