Bachelor's · Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Is Design and Applied Arts at John Brown University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 9.6 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $29,122
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $50,750
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $25,075
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $95k (likely $95k – $107k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $15k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in AR
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 9.6 years (likely 6.5–17.0)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$134k (likely −$219k – −$42k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $56k (likely −$121k – $263k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 77%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Design and Applied Arts at other schools
Other majors at John Brown University
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$97,702
- Engineering, General (Bachelor's)$90,783
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$82,703
- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$78,800
- Construction Management (Bachelor's)$76,406
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$70,720
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$64,963
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$49,897
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$48,188
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$47,076
- International/Globalization Studies (Bachelor's)$45,322
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$40,222
Design and Applied Arts at other schools in Arkansas
- University of Arkansas$65,780
- Harding University$60,567
- University of Central Arkansas$51,050
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith$41,801
- Arkansas State University$39,897
- Southern Arkansas University Main Campus$33,649
- Arkansas Tech University$32,960