Best Schools for Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

41
Schools
$27,600
Avg. Earnings
2,628
Graduates
#1
T

The New School

New York, NY · Private

$46,217
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,575
Graduates: 85
Acceptance: 62.5%
#2
W

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY · Private

$39,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,356
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 83.5%
#3
S

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private

$36,848
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,979
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 41.7%
#4
B

Bay State College

Boston, MA · For-Profit

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,271
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: N/A
#5
R

Randolph-Macon College

Ashland, VA · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 83.4%
#6
L

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 65.9%
#7
I

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public

$32,658
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,657
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 80.4%
#8
B

Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA · Private

$31,914
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $20,786
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 49.9%
#9
S

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY · Public

$31,495
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,930
Graduates: 106
Acceptance: 70.2%
#10
B

Belmont University

Nashville, TN · Private

$31,486
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,035
Graduates: 419
Acceptance: 96.4%
#11
U

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT · Private

$31,305
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 83.0%
#12
S

SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY · Public

$30,475
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,859
Graduates: 88
Acceptance: 72.8%
#13
C

California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 86.7%
#14
P

Pace University

New York, NY · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,135
Graduates: 80
Acceptance: 77.1%
#15
E

Elon University

Elon, NC · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 67.3%
#16
D

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,407
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 77.5%
#17
R

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ · Private

$28,236
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 79.4%
#18
A

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC · Public

$28,236
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $16,665
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 88.6%
#19
C

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC · Public

$27,822
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,586
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 72.0%
#20
C

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$27,507
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,467
Graduates: 259
Acceptance: 91.2%
#21
M

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN · Public

$26,933
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,150
Graduates: 287
Acceptance: 68.0%
#22
S

SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, NY · Public

$26,739
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,984
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 79.2%
#23
U

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Green Bay, WI · Public

$26,739
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,076
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 87.8%
#24
U

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · Public

$26,353
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,200
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 92.4%
#25
C

Champlain College

Burlington, VT · Private

$25,967
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,726
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 66.7%
#26
U

University of North Alabama

Florence, AL · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,659
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 96.5%
#27
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,628
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 10.0%
#28
M

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams, MA · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,396
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 92.3%
#29
F

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,211
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 80.6%
#30
F

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL ·

$24,224
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,790
Graduates: 317
Acceptance: N/A
#31
E

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL · Private

$24,035
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 75.7%
#32
U

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT · Private

$23,456
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,825
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 80.5%
#33
L

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA ·

$22,986
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,159
Graduates: 135
Acceptance: N/A
#34
U

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI · Public

$22,329
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,805
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 90.1%
#35
U

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS · Public

$21,508
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,091
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 99.4%
#36
T

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, TX · Public

$21,508
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 99.9%
#37
F

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL · Public

$20,687
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $16,750
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 73.4%
#38
H

Howard University

Washington, DC · Private

$20,140
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $15,855
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 34.9%
#39
R

Ringling College of Art and Design

Sarasota, FL · Private

$20,140
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 67.4%
#40
N

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC · Public

$19,227
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $17,554
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 39.9%
#41
L

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA · Private

$14,442
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $17,959
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 87.7%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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