Bachelor's · Newton, Massachusetts
Is Design and Applied Arts at Lasell 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
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $40,541
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $34,779
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $27,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $112k (likely $112k – $112k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$9k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$403k (likely −$462k – −$345k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$516k (likely −$622k – −$400k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 64%
- 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 Lasell University
- Criminology (Master's)$115,809
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$85,823
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$81,252
- Communication and Media Studies (Master's)$80,449
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$70,304
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's)$69,156
- Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor's)$68,693
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$68,677
- Marketing (Bachelor's)$67,400
- Marketing (Master's)$66,471
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's)$60,963
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$59,783
Design and Applied Arts at other schools in Massachusetts
- Northeastern University$87,336
- Boston University$72,809
- Wentworth Institute of Technology$68,160
- Endicott College$64,559
- Emmanuel College$63,616
- Suffolk University$60,159
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth$51,857
- Stonehill College$46,487
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design$45,716
- Lesley University$45,099