MASTER'S DEGREE · NATIONAL DEGREE OUTCOMES
Is a master's degree in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management worth it?
Compare cost, debt and earnings across 21 college programs with reportable data.
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$64,819 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.
$64,819Median year-4 earnings
$31,194Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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Outcomes at a glance
$64,819Typical earnings four years after completion
$60,066Average earnings five years after completion
Not availableTypical federal student debt
25thEarnings percentile among the same degree level
Not availableDegrees awarded in 2024–25
21College programs reporting earnings
Degree counts come from the IPEDS Fall 2025 provisional release and cover 0 matched college records. Colleges without a match are not estimated.
Four useful answers about Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
How much do Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management master's degree graduates earn?
The national median is $64,819 four years after completion across reportable master's degree programs in this federal field.
How much federal debt do graduates have?
A national median federal-debt figure is not reportable for this degree in the current release.
Does the college matter for Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management?
Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $59,030 to $72,747 in observed year-4 earnings.
What careers are related to Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management?
DegreeVerdict links this field to 5 displayed occupations using the official federal CIP–SOC crosswalk. Occupational wages are career context, not graduate salary promises.
More schooling changes both the cost and the outcome.
Compare the same field at each degree level with reportable data. These are separate groups of graduates, so the differences do not prove that an additional degree caused higher earnings.
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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $44,263
- Federal debt
- $21,492
- Programs in the comparison
- 2
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $30,931
- Federal debt
- $20,000
- Programs in the comparison
- 3
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $48,194
- Federal debt
- $26,000
- Programs in the comparison
- 48
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $64,819
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Programs in the comparison
- 21
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$59,030National median$64,81975th percentile$72,747
21 programs report year‑4 earnings.BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
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Where colleges sit for this exact degree
Move left for a lower annual college-wide net price and up for higher observed year-4 earnings.
$95,311Observed year-4 earnings$46,710
The New School$58,741 price · $120,471 earningsSyracuse University$38,793 price · $95,311 earningsPratt Institute-Main$52,659 price · $78,421 earningsIndiana University-Bloomington$16,264 price · $76,388 earningsCUNY Bernard M Baruch College$3,033 price · $72,747 earningsNorthwestern University$29,167 price · $69,411 earningsGeorge Mason University$17,915 price · $66,400 earningsAmerican University$41,943 price · $65,062 earningsBoston University$24,402 price · $64,819 earningsColorado State University-Fort Collins$21,279 price · $64,429 earningsColumbia College Chicago$26,598 price · $60,136 earningsCarnegie Mellon University$31,944 price · $59,727 earningsUniversity of New Orleans$12,384 price · $59,572 earningsDrexel University$38,509 price · $59,030 earningsUniversity of Kentucky$18,851 price · $58,074 earningsSeattle University$34,662 price · $56,353 earningsUniversity of Miami$37,244 price · $56,106 earningsSavannah College of Art and Design$49,430 price · $51,406 earningsFull Sail University$38,875 price · $46,710 earnings
$3,033Annual college-wide average net price$52,659
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1The New School$120,4712Syracuse University$95,3113Pratt Institute-Main$78,4214Teachers College at Columbia University$78,0325Indiana University-Bloomington$76,3886CUNY Bernard M Baruch College$72,7477Northwestern University$69,4118George Mason University$66,4009American University$65,06210Claremont Graduate University$64,890Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Jobs this degree may lead to
Federal education-to-career links identify related occupations. They do not imply that every graduate enters the same job.
Pay and projected demand
Related careers do not share one outlook
Bubble size = annual openings2025–35 national projection
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-7%Projected employment growth →12%
Occupation wages describe workers in these jobs, not graduates of this degree. BLS projections are national estimates and do not guarantee hiring.
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,620 median wage93,560 jobs nationwide+2.2% projected growth through 2035 · 8,000 openings a yearTypical entry education: Master's degree$47,570–$163,350 typical wage rangeManagers, All Other$141,900 median wage622,190 jobs nationwide+4.9% projected growth through 2035 · 100,900 openings a yearTypical entry education: Bachelor's degree$74,300–$238,270 typical wage rangeAgents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$82,890 median wage12,620 jobs nationwide+9.7% projected growth through 2035 · 2,400 openings a yearTypical entry education: Bachelor's degree$48,010–$284,570 typical wage rangeProducers and Directors$90,360 median wage143,120 jobs nationwide+4.0% projected growth through 2035 · 12,100 openings a yearTypical entry education: Bachelor's degree$45,780–$198,540 typical wage rangeMusic Directors and Composers$73,710 median wage12,540 jobs nationwide+1.2% projected growth through 2035 · 4,200 openings a yearTypical entry education: Bachelor's degree$39,880–$165,760 typical wage range
BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 projections. Career figures describe occupations, not graduates of a specific college.
Where this degree has enough data to compare
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