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Master's · Visual and Performing Arts

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

27 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$55,535
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$64,819
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$50,378
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 21 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $59,030 and $72,747. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
The New School NY—$120,471—
Syracuse University NY—$95,311—
Pratt Institute-Main NY$55,480$78,421—
Teachers College at Columbia University NY—$78,032—
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$48,182$76,388$32,625
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$62,391$72,747—
Northwestern University IL$58,285$69,411$82,682
George Mason University VA$57,142$66,400—
American University DC—$65,062—
Claremont Graduate University CA$69,118$64,890—
Boston University MA$57,775$64,819—
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$52,996$64,429$39,369
Columbia College Chicago IL$49,053$60,136$59,756
Carnegie Mellon University PA$53,641$59,727$73,807
University of New Orleans LA—$59,572—
Drexel University PA$52,236$59,030$35,875
Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY NY$58,936——
University of Kentucky KY$55,695$58,074—
Berklee College of Music MA$57,202—$37,438
Seattle University WA—$56,353—
University of Miami FL$64,869$56,106$86,219
Le Moyne College NY$55,535——
University of Southern California CA$52,591—$103,606
Savannah College of Art and Design GA$66,438$51,406—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$48,537——
Full Sail University FL$36,441$46,710$41,000
Winthrop University SC$44,040——