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Bachelor's · Visual and Performing Arts

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (Bachelor's): earnings by school

57 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$36,700
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$48,367
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$22,164
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 43 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $42,479 and $53,893. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
The New School NY$49,196$74,936$19,500
Wagner College NY$41,503$65,373$23,750
University of Southern California CA$47,675$63,353$18,750
Pace University NY$42,213$62,064$21,500
Syracuse University NY$49,151$61,819$27,000
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$42,282$60,046$20,500
Berklee College of Music MA$41,238$59,703$23,250
University of Central Florida FL$38,463$59,649$16,875
Champlain College VT$56,969——
Baldwin Wallace University OH$38,462$55,117$27,000
Drexel University PA$35,030$54,328$24,500
Belmont University TN$38,224$53,893$20,500
Fashion Institute of Technology NY$28,552$53,710—
College of Charleston SC$36,507$52,674$19,500
SUNY College at Potsdam NY$41,869$52,583$26,536
SUNY at Purchase College NY$34,055$51,954$14,250
SUNY at Fredonia NY$31,685$50,671$25,000
Columbia College Chicago IL$39,601$50,592$20,000
University of New Haven CT$39,030$50,112$27,000
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI—$49,413—
Trevecca Nazarene University TN$41,152$49,184—
University of Kentucky KY$35,428$49,167—
Ferris State University MI$30,790$48,367—
University of North Alabama AL$30,502$48,020$17,500
Grand Canyon University AZ$36,650$47,821$21,000
SUNY Oneonta NY$35,851$47,324$17,500
Middle Tennessee State University TN$37,189$46,349$19,500
Elon University NC$45,706——
Dallas Baptist University TX$39,122$45,369—
Howard University DC$26,199$44,345$24,750
Appalachian State University NC$31,342$44,297$17,125
Anderson University IN—$43,159—
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts MA—$42,983—
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$32,870$42,920$15,000
Texas Wesleyan University TX—$42,479—
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI—$42,421—
Loyola University New Orleans LA$28,584$42,089$23,637
Elmhurst University IL—$41,122—
University of Southern Mississippi MS$28,512$41,095—
Bradley University IL$40,566——
Miami University-Hamilton OH$40,376—$22,164
Miami University-Middletown OH$40,376—$22,164
Miami University-Oxford OH$40,376—$22,164
Butler University IN$39,602—$22,500
Full Sail University FL$36,700$38,847$36,553
Los Angeles Film School CA$39,209$37,857$43,250
Florida Atlantic University FL—$37,374—
Delta State University MS$25,808$36,216—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$27,296$35,867$18,145
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$33,936—$24,625
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$33,936—$24,625
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$33,936—$24,625
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$33,936—$24,625
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$33,936—$24,625
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$33,936—$24,625
Dean College MA—$33,485—
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$28,211—$14,745