Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of arts, entertainment, and media management graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 21 colleges. National median: $55,535, rising to $64,429 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Claremont Graduate UniversityCA$69,118$64,890—
2Savannah College of Art and DesignGA$66,438$51,406—
3University of MiamiFL$64,869$56,106$86,219
4CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY$62,391$72,747—
5Sotheby's Institute of Art-NYNY$58,936——
6Northwestern UniversityIL$58,285$69,411$82,682
7Boston UniversityMA$57,775$64,819—
8Berklee College of MusicMA$57,202—$37,438
9George Mason UniversityVA$57,142$66,400—
10University of KentuckyKY$55,695$58,074—
11Le Moyne CollegeNY$55,535——
12Pratt Institute-MainNY$55,480$78,421—
13Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$53,641$59,727$73,807
14Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO$52,996$64,429$39,369
15University of Southern CaliforniaCA$52,591—$103,606
16Drexel UniversityPA$52,236$59,030$35,875
17Columbia College ChicagoIL$49,053$60,136$59,756
18University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$48,537——
19Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$48,182$76,388$32,625
20Winthrop UniversitySC$44,040——
21Full Sail UniversityFL$36,441$46,710$41,000

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do arts, entertainment, and media management graduates earn?

The median college reports $55,535 in earnings one year after a master's degree in arts, entertainment, and media management and $64,429 four years after. The highest is $69,118 at Claremont Graduate University.

How much student debt do arts, entertainment, and media management graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $41,000 at the typical college.