Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Also known as MIAD · Website
$41,174
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,174
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with 837 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $26,541 a year (tuition and fees $43,743). It admits 61% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,174 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,541
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$43,743
US median $11,837
Admission rate
61%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,174
Rank 2,491 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,541
- Tuition and fees
- $43,743
- Cost of attendance
- $53,528
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 78%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,419
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,531
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,440
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,746
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,540
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $33,560 in 2015-16 to $43,743 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 61%
- Undergraduates
- 837
- Part-time students
- 0.8%
- Women
- 81%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 7
- Endowment
- $4.10M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,491 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,541 | $16,210 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $43,743 | $9,856 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 61% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,492 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,841 | $41,210 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,174 | $45,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 50% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
7 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $27,000 | $28,801 | $43,944 | $51,490 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $27,000 | $20,762 | $40,952 | $41,367 |
| Interior ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,283 |
| Apparel and TextilesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | - | $50,109 | $53,072 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design cost?
$26,541 a year is the average net price at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $43,743, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,528. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,419 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design?
61% of applicants are admitted to Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design graduates earn?
$41,174 a year is the median pay of former Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,841 after 6 years). That ranks 2,491 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's) at $28,801.
How much student debt do Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 78% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design finish within 6 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design?
Design and Applied Arts (129 bachelor's graduates), Fine and Studio Arts (52 bachelor's graduates), Interior Architecture (14 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 7 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.