Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

3,439 students earn a arts, entertainment, and media management credential each year across 207 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $28,357
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $42,388

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 155 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Berklee College of MusicBoston, Massachusetts154$40,3241 year out$54,487$26,375 2Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont14$37,8721 year out——3The New SchoolNew York, New York139$37,7431 year out$78,350$25,000 4SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York15$36,8991 year out—$27,000 5Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois12$36,4321 year out$41,639$26,125 6Pace UniversityNew York, New York66$35,9481 year out$45,477$25,985 7Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York46$35,3891 year out—$27,000 8Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana20$34,9111 year out$41,551$25,000 9Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona24$34,9041 year out—$27,000 10Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana39$34,5021 year out$56,082$21,908 11Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas11$34,2911 year out—$22,781 12Midland UniversityFremont, Nebraska9$33,2161 year out——13Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina20$32,4131 year out—$26,544 14Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee410$30,6661 year out$50,279$22,750 15University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin7$29,6651 year out$43,640—16Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio11$29,0881 year out—$27,000 17University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida168$29,0251 year out—$22,569 18Wagner CollegeStaten Island, New York16$29,0101 year out$55,875$27,000 19University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina19$28,9901 year out—$22,976 20Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida220$28,9471 year out$38,113$39,580 21SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York47$28,4491 year out$44,520$23,250 22Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina21$28,3571 year out$46,033$24,412 23Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York5$28,1601 year out—$26,000 24Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York18$27,9411 year out$37,854$24,734 25Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan8$27,5651 year out$39,220$26,040 26University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky23$27,3231 year out$45,547$27,000 27Anderson UniversityAnderson, Indiana3$27,2851 year out——28Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee112$27,1721 year out$40,061$23,250 29University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California79$26,9751 year out$42,388$21,250 30University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi3$26,6191 year out—$26,000 31SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York22$26,2161 year out$36,972$27,000 32University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama27$25,8051 year out$34,562$24,937 33Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi9$25,4151 year out—$28,196 34Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania95$24,2051 year out$50,618$25,468 35Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois90$23,8441 year out$37,460$26,000 36University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut25$23,7821 year out$57,174$27,000 37College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina60$23,7131 year out$46,169$21,874 38Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana69$20,2571 year out$45,348$27,000 39Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California116$18,7061 year out$28,672$44,250 40Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, Massachusetts7$18,6751 year out—$25,000 41SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York48$18,0791 year out$41,761$22,418 42Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia32$17,0951 year out$36,934$27,000 43The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas15$16,0231 year out$33,062$24,000 44North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina29—1 year out$39,789—45Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio28—1 year out——46University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California18—1 year out——47National UniversitySan Diego, California16—1 year out——48Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida16—1 year out$45,491—49DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois16—1 year out——50The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas13—1 year out——51Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, Florida12—1 year out——52Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California11—1 year out——53University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois11—1 year out——54University of the PacificStockton, California10—1 year out——55Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois9—1 year out——56Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota9—1 year out——57Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York9—1 year out——58Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York9—1 year out——59Villa Maria CollegeBuffalo, New York9—1 year out——60University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma9—1 year out——61Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts8—1 year out——62Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota8—1 year out——63Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee8—1 year out——64Centenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey7—1 year out——65Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey7—1 year out$47,870—66CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York7—1 year out——67South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina7—1 year out——68Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida6—1 year out——69Dean CollegeFranklin, Massachusetts6—1 year out——70University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts6—1 year out——71Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts6—1 year out——72Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri6—1 year out——73Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——74Benedict CollegeColumbia, South Carolina6—1 year out——75Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, Florida5—1 year out——76Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky5—1 year out——77Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan5—1 year out——78Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan5—1 year out——79State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York5—1 year out——80Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio5—1 year out——81University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma5—1 year out——82Anderson UniversityAnderson, South Carolina5—1 year out——83Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, Texas5—1 year out——84Berry CollegeMount Berry, Georgia4—1 year out——85Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York4—1 year out——86Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio4—1 year out——87Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio4—1 year out——88Albright CollegeReading, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——89Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington4—1 year out——90Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, California4—1 year out——91University of RedlandsRedlands, California3—1 year out——92Millikin UniversityDecatur, Illinois3—1 year out——93Drury UniversitySpringfield, Missouri3—1 year out——94Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York3—1 year out——95Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, Oklahoma3—1 year out——96Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma3—1 year out——97Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma3—1 year out——98Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——99York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——100University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas3—1 year out——

Associate programs — 33 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida17$25,1841 year out—$32,718 2Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas58$22,2651 year out$36,420$14,375 3SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, Tennessee26$17,8811 year out$26,528$20,000 4University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma21—1 year out——5McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas17—1 year out——6Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio13—1 year out$31,791—7Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas12—1 year out——8San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas9—1 year out——9Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona4—1 year out——10Musicians InstituteHollywood, California4—1 year out——11Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New York4—1 year out——12Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——13Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi3—1 year out——14Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas3—1 year out——15Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona2—1 year out——16Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, New York2—1 year out——17Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont2—1 year out——18Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1—1 year out——19Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1—1 year out——20Central Maine Community CollegeAuburn, Maine1—1 year out——21Adrian CollegeAdrian, Michigan1—1 year out——22Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, Michigan1—1 year out——23Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan1—1 year out——24Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi1—1 year out——25Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi1—1 year out——26Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska1—1 year out——27Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska1—1 year out——28New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, New Mexico1—1 year out——29Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington1—1 year out——30Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——31Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona1—1 year out——32Stone Child CollegeBox Elder, Montana1—1 year out——33Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, California1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 34 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia74$33,9271 year out$53,759$21,492 2Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas77—1 year out——3Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida38—1 year out——4College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada24—1 year out——5San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas24—1 year out——6North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington20—1 year out——7SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, Tennessee18—1 year out——8Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts15—1 year out——9Musicians InstituteHollywood, California10—1 year out——10Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi8—1 year out——11Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona7—1 year out——12Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona5—1 year out——13Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas5—1 year out——14University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts5—1 year out——15Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia5—1 year out——16University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri4—1 year out——17City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois2—1 year out——18Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas2—1 year out——19Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas2—1 year out——20Visible Music CollegeMemphis, Tennessee2—1 year out——21Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona1—1 year out——22Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——23Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana1—1 year out——24North Central Michigan CollegePetoskey, Michigan1—1 year out——25Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan1—1 year out——26Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota1—1 year out——27Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina1—1 year out——28Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio1—1 year out——29Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——30Northern State UniversityAberdeen, South Dakota1—1 year out——31University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah1—1 year out——32Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington1—1 year out——33University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming1—1 year out——34St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).