Bright outlook
Management
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
ProgramsVisual and Performing Arts
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
CIP50.10
230 colleges offer Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 230
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $48,367
- median, 4 years after
- Bachelor's debt
- $22,164
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 64
- Associate's
- 47
- Bachelor's
- 230
- Master's
- 76
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- 2
- Doctoral
- 2
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 25
What it covers
About Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
A program that prepares individuals to organize and manage various aspects of the visual arts, performing arts, and entertainment media industries. Includes instruction in business and financial management, marketing and fund-raising, labor relations for the arts, event promotion and management, product and artist management, and applicable law.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 50.10.
Programs in this field
Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 50.10.
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
- Fine and Studio Arts Management
- Music Management
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 64 | $44,2634 yrs after · 2 colleges | $11,3822 colleges |
| Associate's | 47 | $30,9314 yrs after · 3 colleges | $20,9993 colleges |
| Bachelor's | 230 | $48,3674 yrs after · 43 colleges | $22,16439 colleges |
| Master's | 76 | $64,4294 yrs after · 19 colleges | $41,00011 colleges |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 25 | $107,7461 yr after · 1 college | $145,2351 college |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
New York, NY · Private nonprofit · 221 graduates
$74,936
debt $19,500
- 2
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit · 72 graduates
$63,353
debt $18,750
- 3
New York, NY · Private nonprofit · 60 graduates
$62,064
debt $21,500
- 4
Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit · 33 graduates
$61,819
debt $27,000
- 5
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Public · 37 graduates
$60,046
debt $20,500
- 6
Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 192 graduates
$59,703
debt $23,250
- 7
Orlando, FL · Public · 152 graduates
$59,649
debt $16,875
- 8
Berea, OH · Private nonprofit · 14 graduates
$55,117
debt $27,000
- 9
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit · 63 graduates
$54,328
debt $24,500
- 10
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit · 453 graduates
$53,893
debt $20,500
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
- Bright outlook
Management
Compliance Managers
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Bright outlook
Management
Loss Prevention Managers
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Bright outlook
Management
Managers, All Other
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Bright outlook
Management
Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Bright outlook
Management
Wind Energy Development Managers
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Bright outlook
Management
Wind Energy Operations Managers
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
Arts, design and media
Media Programming Directors
- Median pay
- $90,360
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
More in Visual and Performing Arts
Other programs in the same area of study, by how many colleges offer them.
Every program in this areaQuestions about Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
How many colleges offer Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management at these degree levels: certificate (64 colleges), associate's (47 colleges), bachelor's (230 colleges), master's (76 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (2 colleges), doctoral (2 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (25 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management earn $48,367 a year four years after finishing, across 43 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management graduates earn the most?
The New School reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management: $74,936 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.