# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/arts-entertainment-and-media-management
- CIP code: 50.10 (Visual and Performing Arts)
- Colleges offering it: 230 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 64 | $29,529 | $44,263 | $11,382 |
| Associate's | 47 | $25,049 | $30,931 | $20,999 |
| Bachelor's | 230 | $36,700 | $48,367 | $22,164 |
| Master's | 76 | $55,480 | $64,429 | $41,000 |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Doctoral | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 25 | $107,746 | not reported | $145,235 |

## Colleges whose graduates earn the most (Bachelor's)

Only programs with at least 10 graduates are listed.

| College | Location | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [The New School](https://www.collegesref.com/college/the-new-school-2749) | New York, NY | $74,936 | $19,500 |
| [University of Southern California](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-southern-california-usc-3050) | Los Angeles, CA | $63,353 | $18,750 |
| [Pace University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pace-university-2053) | New York, NY | $62,064 | $21,500 |
| [Syracuse University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/syracuse-university-2667) | Syracuse, NY | $61,819 | $27,000 |
| [Indiana University-Bloomington](https://www.collegesref.com/college/indiana-university-bloomington-main-campus-1277) | Bloomington, IN | $60,046 | $20,500 |
| [Berklee College of Music](https://www.collegesref.com/college/berklee-college-of-music-227) | Boston, MA | $59,703 | $23,250 |
| [University of Central Florida](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-central-florida-2891) | Orlando, FL | $59,649 | $16,875 |
| [Baldwin Wallace University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/baldwin-wallace-university-169) | Berea, OH | $55,117 | $27,000 |
| [Drexel University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/drexel-university-834) | Philadelphia, PA | $54,328 | $24,500 |
| [Belmont University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/belmont-university-211) | Nashville, TN | $53,893 | $20,500 |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/brownfield-redevelopment-specialists-and-site-managers): $141,900 median pay
- [Compliance Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/compliance-managers): $141,900 median pay
- [Loss Prevention Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/loss-prevention-managers): $141,900 median pay
- [Managers, All Other](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/managers-all-other): $141,900 median pay
- [Regulatory Affairs Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-managers): $141,900 median pay
- [Wind Energy Development Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/wind-energy-development-managers): $141,900 median pay
- [Wind Energy Operations Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/wind-energy-operations-managers): $141,900 median pay
- [Media Programming Directors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/media-programming-directors): $90,360 median pay
- [Media Technical Directors/Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/media-technical-directors-managers): $90,360 median pay
- [Producers and Directors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/producers-and-directors): $90,360 median pay
- [Talent Directors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/talent-directors): $90,360 median pay
- [Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/agents-and-business-managers-of-artists-performers-and-athletes): $82,890 median pay
- [Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/art-drama-and-music-teachers-postsecondary): $78,620 median pay
- [Music Directors and Composers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/music-directors-and-composers): $73,710 median pay

## More in Visual and Performing Arts

- [Music](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/music): 1,058 colleges
- [Fine and Studio Arts](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/fine-and-studio-arts): 1,052 colleges
- [Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/drama-theatre-arts-and-stagecraft): 862 colleges
- [Design and Applied Arts](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/design-and-applied-arts): 652 colleges
- [Film/Video and Photographic Arts](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/film-video-and-photographic-arts): 427 colleges
- [Visual and Performing Arts, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/visual-and-performing-arts-general): 298 colleges
- [Dance](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/dance): 278 colleges
- [Visual and Performing Arts, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/visual-and-performing-arts-other): 62 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/