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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5010

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 21 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$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

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$64,819Median reported earnings · year 4

$60,066Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

25thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

21Reporting programs

21With 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.

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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 →CURRENT VIEW

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$59,030National median$64,81975th percentile$72,747

21 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1The New School$120,471 2Syracuse University$95,311 3Pratt Institute-Main$78,421 4Teachers College at Columbia University$78,032 5Indiana University-Bloomington$76,388 6CUNY Bernard M Baruch College$72,747 7Northwestern University$69,411 8George Mason University$66,400 9American University$65,062 10Claremont Graduate University$64,890

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	The New SchoolMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$120,471	Not available	Baseline needed	$58,741
2	Syracuse UniversityMaster's Degree	Syracuse, NY	$95,311	Not available	Baseline needed	$38,793
3	Pratt Institute-MainMaster's Degree	Brooklyn, NY	$78,421	Not available	Baseline needed	$52,659
4	Teachers College at Columbia UniversityMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$78,032	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
5	Indiana University-BloomingtonMaster's Degree	Bloomington, IN	$76,388	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,264
6	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeMaster's Degree	New York, NY	$72,747	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,033
7	Northwestern UniversityMaster's Degree	Evanston, IL	$69,411	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,167
8	George Mason UniversityMaster's Degree	Fairfax, VA	$66,400	Not available	Baseline needed	$17,915
9	American UniversityMaster's Degree	Washington, DC	$65,062	Not available	Baseline needed	$41,943
10	Claremont Graduate UniversityMaster's Degree	Claremont, CA	$64,890	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
11	Boston UniversityMaster's Degree	Boston, MA	$64,819	Not available	Baseline needed	$24,402
12	Colorado State University-Fort CollinsMaster's Degree	Fort Collins, CO	$64,429	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,279
13	Columbia College ChicagoMaster's Degree	Chicago, IL	$60,136	Not available	Baseline needed	$26,598
14	Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster's Degree	Pittsburgh, PA	$59,727	Not available	Baseline needed	$31,944
15	University of New OrleansMaster's Degree	New Orleans, LA	$59,572	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,384
16	Drexel UniversityMaster's Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$59,030	Not available	Baseline needed	$38,509
17	University of KentuckyMaster's Degree	Lexington, KY	$58,074	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,851
18	Seattle UniversityMaster's Degree	Seattle, WA	$56,353	Not available	Baseline needed	$34,662
19	University of MiamiMaster's Degree	Coral Gables, FL	$56,106	Not available	Baseline needed	$37,244
20	Savannah College of Art and DesignMaster's Degree	Savannah, GA	$51,406	Not available	Baseline needed	$49,430
21	Full Sail UniversityMaster's Degree	Winter Park, FL	$46,710	Not available	Baseline needed	$38,875

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.