Top Arts and Entertainment Management Programs by Earnings
Updated
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This page ranks the 43 Arts and Entertainment Management programs in the United States by the median earnings of Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. The New School ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $74,936 for its graduates after completing.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $74,936 to $21,508, with a median of $48,020. For 5 of the 43 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
The list includes 20 public and 23 private nonprofit institutions. Ferris State University posts the lowest average net price on the page, at $8,624.
University of Central Florida ranks 19th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New School · New York, NY | $74,936 | $58,741 | $50,140 | 63.5% |
| The New School ranks 1st on this list with median earnings of $74,936 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $58,741. | |||||
| 2 | Wagner College · Staten Island, NY | $65,373 | $28,241 | $20,993 | 88.0% |
| Wagner College admits 88% of applicants and reports median earnings of $65,373 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA | $63,353 | $32,740 | $13,516 | 9.8% |
| University of Southern California posts a 10% admission rate and median federal debt of $20,353 among Arts and Entertainment Management completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 4 | Pace University · New York, NY | $62,064 | $30,892 | $26,473 | 75.9% |
| Pace University ranks 441st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $62,064 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY | $61,819 | $38,793 | $15,817 | 45.9% |
| Syracuse University shows an average net price of $15,817 for families earning under $30,000 and median earnings of $61,819 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN | $60,046 | $16,264 | $6,324 | 78.2% |
| Indiana University-Bloomington, a public university, reports median earnings of $60,046 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $16,264. | |||||
| 7 | Berklee College of Music · Boston, MA | $59,703 | $49,465 | $42,734 | 43.5% |
| Berklee College of Music lists median federal debt of $25,543 among Arts and Entertainment Management completers who borrowed and an average net price of $49,465. | |||||
| 8 | University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL | $59,649 | $10,411 | $5,816 | 40.1% |
| University of Central Florida ranks 19th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $59,649 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH | $55,117 | $27,603 | $21,296 | 75.7% |
| Baldwin Wallace University admits 76% of applicants and shows median federal debt of $26,682 among Arts and Entertainment Management completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 10 | Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA | $54,328 | $38,509 | $28,055 | 79.4% |
| Drexel University reports median earnings of $54,328 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $28,055 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 11 | Belmont University · Nashville, TN | $53,893 | $33,147 | $22,950 | 95.3% |
| Belmont University lists median earnings of $53,893 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing, with 411 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 12 | College of Charleston · Charleston, SC | $52,674 | $18,960 | $12,133 | 60.0% |
| College of Charleston, a public university, reports median federal debt of $21,500 among Arts and Entertainment Management completers who borrowed and an admission rate of 60%. | |||||
| 13 | SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY | $52,583 | $13,624 | $8,623 | 77.7% |
| SUNY College at Potsdam ranks 13th on this list, with median earnings of $52,583 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 14 | SUNY at Purchase College · Purchase, NY | $51,954 | $18,913 | $11,835 | 74.1% |
| An admission rate of 74% coincides with median earnings of $51,954 for Arts and Entertainment Management graduates at SUNY at Purchase College four years after completing. | |||||
| 15 | SUNY at Fredonia · Fredonia, NY | $50,671 | $15,897 | $9,395 | 77.7% |
| SUNY at Fredonia reports median earnings of $50,671 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing, and a median federal debt of $23,625 among Arts and Entertainment Management completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 16 | Columbia College Chicago · Chicago, IL | $50,592 | $26,598 | $20,924 | 89.5% |
| Columbia College Chicago, a private nonprofit institution in Chicago, posts an average net price of $26,598 and median earnings of $50,592 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 17 | University of New Haven · West Haven, CT | $50,112 | $34,192 | $27,837 | 60.4% |
| University of New Haven reports median earnings of $50,112 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $34,192. | |||||
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · Stevens Point, WI | $49,413 | $14,559 | $8,833 | 91.8% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point left with a median of $21,503 in federal loans, and its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates earned a median of $49,413 four years after completing. | |||||
| 19 | Trevecca Nazarene University · Nashville, TN | $49,184 | $16,813 | $14,532 | 69.4% |
| Trevecca Nazarene University ranks 634th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates earned a median of $49,184 four years after completing. | |||||
| 20 | University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY | $49,167 | $18,851 | $12,182 | 92.9% |
| University of Kentucky admits 93% of applicants, and its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates earned a median of $49,167 four years after completing. | |||||
| 21 | Ferris State University · Big Rapids, MI | $48,367 | $8,624 | $2,556 | 91.4% |
| Ferris State University posts an average net price of $8,624 and median earnings of $48,367 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 22 | University of North Alabama · Florence, AL | $48,020 | $12,170 | $9,741 | 87.3% |
| University of North Alabama ranks 22nd on this list, with median earnings of $48,020 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 23 | SUNY Oneonta · Oneonta, NY | $47,324 | $19,158 | $11,044 | 69.6% |
| SUNY Oneonta reports an average net price of $19,158 and median earnings of $47,324 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 24 | Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN | $46,349 | $13,359 | $9,289 | 69.1% |
| Middle Tennessee State University ranks 236th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates earned a median of $46,349 four years after completing. | |||||
| 25 | Dallas Baptist University · Dallas, TX | $45,369 | $28,516 | $25,326 | 88.8% |
| Dallas Baptist University reports median earnings of $45,369 for its Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing, with 24 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Arts and Entertainment Management graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first. The figures cover federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. For 5 of the 43 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The spread from The New School to the bottom of the list is $53,428, and the gap between The New School and Wagner College is $9,563.
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