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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5010

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$44,263 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$44,263Median year-4 earnings

$10,276Average institution net-price context

$21,492Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$44,263Median reported earnings · year 4

$53,759Average reported earnings · year 5

$21,492Median federal debt

37thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

2Reporting programs

2With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $44,263
Federal debt: $21,492
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $30,931
Federal debt: $20,000
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $48,194
Federal debt: $26,000
Reporting programs: 48

44 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $64,819
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 21

21 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$32,898National median$44,26375th percentile$32,898

2 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Georgia$55,628 2College of Southern Nevada$32,898

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1121 · 5 crosswalk linksManagers, All OtherSOC 11-9199 · 4 crosswalk linksAgents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and AthletesSOC 13-1011 · 3 crosswalk linksMusic Directors and ComposersSOC 27-2041 · 1 crosswalk linksProducers and DirectorsSOC 27-2012 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of GeorgiaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Athens, GA	$55,628	$21,492	Baseline needed	$13,936
2	College of Southern NevadaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Las Vegas, NV	$32,898	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,615

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.