Which SCAD major has the lowest debt?

Human-Computer Interaction graduates leave with a median of $24,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 SCAD bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does SCAD cost?

Tuition and fees are $41,630 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $49,430 a year.

How many SCAD programs report graduate pay?

11 bachelor's programs at SCAD report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

SCAD Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Savannah College of Art and Design
Private nonprofit college
Savannah, GA
15,243 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

11 SCAD bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Human-Computer Interaction pays the most in the first year ($83,500), and Theatre the least ($20,532). The median program pays $23,976.

Tuition and fees$41,630Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$49,430Per year

Graduation rate69%Within 6 years

Admission rate83%Of applicants

All 11 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Georgia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Georgia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Georgia
1	Human-Computer InteractionAbout 45 graduates a year	$83,500	Not reported	$24,500	1st of 1
2	Architectural TechnologyAbout 73 graduates a year	$48,181	$59,427	$24,643	1st of 1
3	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 353 graduates a year	$40,139	$64,724	$27,000	2nd of 7
4	Apparel and TextilesAbout 95 graduates a year	$31,574	$57,108	$26,916	1st of 2
5	Writing and RhetoricAbout 20 graduates a year	$28,418	$30,561	$26,000	4th of 4
6	Film and PhotographyAbout 361 graduates a year	$23,976	$44,203	$27,000	2nd of 4
7	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 524 graduates a year	$23,451	$49,365	$26,748	1st of 1
8	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 755 graduates a year	$23,400	$43,503	$27,000	5th of 6
9	Audiovisual TechnologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$20,682	$38,034	$26,000	1st of 1
10	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 104 graduates a year	$20,643	$34,897	$27,000	11th of 12
11	TheatreAbout 220 graduates a year	$20,532	$33,955	$27,000	3rd of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and Georgia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Georgia programs in the field do too.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Human-Computer Interaction$83,500
Architectural Technology$48,181
Radio, TV, and Digital Media$40,139
Apparel and Textiles$31,574
Writing and Rhetoric$28,418

Lowest median debt

Human-Computer Interaction$24,500
Architectural Technology$24,643
Writing and Rhetoric$26,000
Audiovisual Technology$26,000
Graphic Communications$26,748

Largest programs

Design and Applied ArtsAbout 755 graduates a year
Graphic CommunicationsAbout 524 graduates a year
Film and PhotographyAbout 361 graduates a year
Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 353 graduates a year
TheatreAbout 220 graduates a year

Common questions

Human-Computer Interaction graduates earn a median of $83,500 in their first year, the most of 11 SCAD bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 Georgia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels