Of all 2008 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division graduates available for employment, 87.1% were working in a field related to their program of study within six months of graduation at an average starting salary of $31,455. You can review this information by program in the table below. You can also view the downloadable version by clicking here.

	% available grads employed in related field	Average salary	Notable Employer(s)
Bachelor's Degree Programs
Advertising**	75.0%	$38,714	Insight International, Inc., Trainor Associates, Inc., Cusick Designs, KOHD-TV
Culinary Management	100.0%	$42,046	ARAMARK, AVI Foodsystems, U.S. Food Service, The Cheesecake Factory
Game Art & Design	72.4%	$31,685	Epic Games, Inc., NASA, Samsung Electronics of America, The Washington Post
Graphic Design	91.2%	$32,561	Atlanta Journal-Constitution, BC Richard Ellis, University of Pittsburgh, Hearst Communications, Stryker Orthopedics,
Interior Design	86.5%	$29,038	IKEA, Sherwin Williams, The Home Depot, Merrill Lynch, U.S. Business Interiors
Media Arts & Animation	50%	--
Web Design & Interactive Media	94.1%	$37,774	ConEdison of New York, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Lifecare, Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Total Bachelor's Degree Program***	87.0%	$33,571
Associate's Degree Programs
Graphic Design	85.7%	$31,105	Boston Scientific Corp., FedEx Kinkos, Kellogg's, Mylar Pharmeceuticals, The Salvation Army
Web Design & Interactive Media	100.0%	$42,141	Lockheed Martin, The News Journal, The Home Mag, Verizon
Total	89.5%	$34,351
Diploma Programs
Digital Design	90.3%	$30,004	Sherpa, LLC, PR Newswire, Seagate Technologies, LLC, Alltell Communications, Bank of America
Residential Planning	81.8%	$27,272	Caldwell Banker, The Home Depot, Ashley Furniture, Ethan Allen Home Interiors, IKEA
Web Design	88.1%	$33,270	Fuji Photo Film USA, INC., Boeing, Southwest Airlines, Clearchannel Communications
Total	86.8%	$30,145
All Program Totals†	87.1%	$31,455

Graduates available for employment excludes graduates who have waived employment assistance for one of the following reasons: medical condition that prevents full-time employment; active military duty; incarceration; death; non-immigrant status; furthering education with minimum of 50% credit load; stay-at-home parent; or continuation of employment in an unrelated field with current salary in excess of entry-level salary.

** School average is skewed upward due to one or more extraordinary salaries that do not depict earnings typical of entry-level Art Institutes graduates.

*** School average is skewed upward due to one or more extraordinary salaries that do not depict earnings typical of entry-level Art Institutes graduates.

† School average is skewed upward due to one or more extraordinary salaries that do not depict earnings typical of entry-level Art Institutes graduates.

Average salaries include, as applicable, annualized salary, overtime, payment for freelance assignments, hourly wages from multiple employments, and scheduled bonus payments. Graduates who have prior work experience and who are new to an employment field are included in the employment statistics. Data represents employment for January 1, 2008–December 31, 2008 graduates, six months after graduation.