Berkeley College-Woodland Park Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Design and Applied Arts
- Private for-profit college
- Woodland Park, NJ
- About 26 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Berkeley College-Woodland Park design and applied arts graduates earn less than graduates of most design and applied arts programs nationally, $27,937 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $30,398 in federal loans, more than at 88% of design and applied arts programs in the country. Several New Jersey programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New Jersey and national columns are the medians across all design and applied arts bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every New Jersey design and applied arts program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New Jersey medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $322 a month, or 13.8% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 25 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $15,815.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
78% of graduates (47 of 60) were working in New Jersey one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $27,937 salary here buys what about $24,819 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to design and applied arts, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Graphic Designers
$73,790Median pay in New Jersey. 5,670 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 16,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Web and Digital Interface Designers
$95,310Median pay in New Jersey. 2,170 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Interior Designers
$74,020Median pay in New Jersey. 1,670 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Art Directors
$129,200Median pay in New Jersey. 1,840 people work in this job in New Jersey. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
About Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Design and Applied Arts ranks 9th of 10 bachelor's programs at Berkeley College-Woodland Park by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($87,821), Health and Medical Administration ($40,735), and Business Administration ($40,550).
Other design and applied arts bachelor's programs near Woodland Park
Common questions
The median graduate earns $27,937 one year after graduating. The median across design and applied arts bachelor's programs in New Jersey is $28,691.
The median federal loan balance is $30,398, which ranks 6th lowest of 6 design and applied arts bachelor's programs in New Jersey. That works out to about $322 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 109% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 77%. Compare the cost with other New Jersey programs before deciding.
Most do. 78% (47 of 60) were working in New Jersey one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Jersey comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the design and applied arts program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024