The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division

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    2018 Undergraduate Tuition
    $13,500
    20.2% growth from 2017
    2018 Average Net Price
    $19,561
    After Financial Aid
    2015 Default Rate
    20.9%
    on Student Loans
    2017 Enrolled Students
    2,940
    36.7% Full-Time
    2018 Graduation Rate
    7.29%
    7 Graduates

    About

    The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is a higher education institution located in Allegheny County, PA. In 2018, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division were Commercial Photography (84 degrees awarded), Graphic Design (80 degrees), and Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (19 degrees).

    In 2018, 740 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division. 69.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 30.9% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (478 degrees), 3.71 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (129 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is $13,500, which is $−1,397 less than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

    In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division was 20.9%, corresponding to 1639 out of the 7,830 total borrowers.

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    Costs

    In 2018, the median undergraduate tuition at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is $13,500.

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $19,561.

    In 2018, 88% of undergraduate students attending The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 61% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $13,500
    2018 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2018, the cost of tuition at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division was $13,500.

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    Average Net Price

    $19,561
    2018 Value
    0.801%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2018 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $19,561. Between 2017 and 2018, the average net price of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division grew by 0.801%.

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    Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $6,328
    Room and Board
    $1,500
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division was of $6,328 in 2018. The cost of room and board decreased by 0.768% between 2017 and 2018.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,500. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    88%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    61%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    88% of undergraduate students at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division received financial aid through grants or loans in 2018. This represents a growth of 4.76% with respect to 2017, when 84% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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    Student Loan Default Rate

    Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.
    20.9%
    2015 Default Rate
    1639
    Number of Defaults

    In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division was 20.9%, which represents 1639 out of the 7830 total borrowers.

    A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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    Enrollment

    The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division had a total enrollment of 2,940 students in 2017. The full-time enrollment at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is 1,078 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,862. This means that 36.7% of students enrolled at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division, both undergraduate and graduate, is 55.7% White, 21% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino, 1.84% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.8% Asian, and 0.816% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (39.3%), followed by White Male (19.7%) and Black or African American Female (10.3%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    36.7%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division in 2017, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,940 students. The full-time enrollment at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is 1,078 and the part-time enrollment is 1,862. This means that 36.7% of students enrolled at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    38%
    2017 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division was 38%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2017)
    1. White
      1,637 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      618 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      442 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is 55.7% White, 21% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino, 1.84% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.8% Asian, and 0.816% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 103 students (3.5%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2018, 282 more women than men received degrees from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is white (478 degrees awarded). There were 3.71 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (129 degrees).

    The most common Associates Degree concentration at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is Commercial Photography (84 degrees awarded), followed by Graphic Design (80 degrees) and Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (19 degrees).

    In 2018,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Visual & Performing Arts (593 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (49 degrees), and Personal & Culinary Services (30 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Accountants & auditors
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are Accountants & auditors (1,055,002 people), Other managers (1,011,696 people), Software developers (827,092 people), Financial managers (573,368 people), and Chief executives & legislators (499,016 people).

    The most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division in 2018 are Visual & Performing Arts (593 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (49 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (30 degrees), Business (65 degrees), and Communications (3 degrees) (as of 2018).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

    The most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are Visual & Performing Arts (593 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (49 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (30 degrees), Business (65 degrees), and Communications (3 degrees) (as of 2018).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Computer Systems Design
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are Computer Systems Design (1,327,052 people), Elementary & secondary schools (892,070 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (671,621 people), Banking & related activities (559,838 people), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (537,921 people).

    The most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are Visual & Performing Arts (593 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (49 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (30 degrees), Business (65 degrees), and Communications (3 degrees) (as of 2018).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division.
    Most Common (2018)
    1. Interior Design
      40 degrees awarded
    2. Commercial Photography
      34 degrees awarded
    3. Commercial & Advertising Art
      33 degrees awarded

    In 2018, the most common less than 1 year postsecondary certificate concentration at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division was Interior Design with 40 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    229
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2018
    511
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2018

    In 2018, 229 degrees were awarded to men at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division, which is 0.448 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (511).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2018, 57 degrees were awarded to men at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division in Game & Interactive Media Design, which is 4.75 times more than the 12 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2018, 114 degrees were awarded to men at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division in Graphic Design, which is 2.43 times more than the 47 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    7%
    100% Completion Time
    10%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2018, 7% of students graduating from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 10% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 10% within 200%.

    The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2018)
    1. White
      478 degrees awarded
    2. Black or African American
      129 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      69 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is white (478 degrees awarded). There were 3.71 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (129 degrees).

    4.73% of degree recipients (35 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2018)
    1. White Female
      657 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      600 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      573 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division is white female (657 degrees awarded). There were 1.09 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (600 degrees).

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    Operations

    In 2017, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division had a total salary expenditure of 60.8M. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division employs 65 Assistant professors, 5 Instructors and 4 Associate professors. Most academics at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are Female Assistant professor (38), Male Assistant professor (27), and Female Instructor (3).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division are: Office and Administrative Support, with 70 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 31 employees, and Management with 24 employees.

    Salary Expenditure

    $24M
    2017 Salaries
    38.9%
    decline from 2016

    In 2017, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division paid a median of $24M in salaries, which represents 39.4% of their overall expenditure ($60.8M) and a 38.9% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 6.77% decline between 2015 and 2016, and a 2.98% decline between 2014 and 2015.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $4.41M
    Instructional Salaries
    78
    Number of Employees

    In 2017, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division paid a total of $4.41M to 78 employees working as instructors, which represents 18.4% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division were Office and Administrative Support with 70 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 31 employees, and Management with 24 employees.

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