Arts, Media & Humanities degrees
Compare consistently defined federal field-and-credential outcomes. Rankings use median year-4 earnings and never replace suppressed results with zero.
REPORTABLE OUTCOMES
Fields with the strongest observed earnings
54 field-and-credential profiles meet the reporting threshold.
| # | Field | Credential | Reporting programs | Median year-4 earnings | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Master's Degree | 30 | $81,298 | Not available |
| 2 | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Master's Degree | 20 | $79,242 | Not available |
| 3 | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Master's Degree | 7 | $73,912 | Not available |
| 4 | Journalism | Master's Degree | 22 | $72,760 | Not available |
| 5 | Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | 21 | $69,930 | Not available |
| 6 | Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | 61 | $68,404 | Not available |
| 7 | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Master's Degree | 35 | $67,332 | Not available |
| 8 | Publishing | Master's Degree | 5 | $65,229 | Not available |
| 9 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | 21 | $64,819 | Not available |
| 10 | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | 198 | $62,087 | $24,693 |
| 11 | English Language and Literature, General | Master's Degree | 43 | $61,269 | Not available |
| 12 | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | 24 | $59,122 | $24,500 |
| 13 | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | 76 | $57,116 | Not available |
| 14 | Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | 123 | $56,849 | $22,862 |
| 15 | History | Master's Degree | 36 | $56,361 | Not available |
| 16 | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | 258 | $56,122 | $22,746 |
| 17 | Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | 196 | $54,396 | $24,250 |
| 18 | Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 699 | $54,091 | $25,000 |
| 19 | Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Master's Degree | 22 | $52,729 | Not available |
| 20 | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | 42 | $52,713 | Not available |
| 21 | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | 527 | $52,545 | $27,000 |
| 22 | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | 6 | $52,278 | $23,203 |
| 23 | Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | 338 | $52,204 | $26,977 |
| 24 | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | 26 | $52,011 | $20,685 |
| 25 | History | Bachelor's Degree | 506 | $50,592 | $24,000 |
| 26 | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | 102 | $50,571 | $20,824 |
| 27 | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | 165 | $49,359 | $24,250 |
| 28 | English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | 614 | $48,926 | $24,636 |
| 29 | Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | 60 | $48,763 | Not available |
| 30 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | 48 | $48,194 | $26,000 |
| 31 | Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | 12 | $48,155 | $25,500 |
| 32 | Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 51 | $47,791 | $25,000 |
| 33 | Music | Master's Degree | 98 | $47,357 | Not available |
| 34 | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | 153 | $47,141 | $25,000 |
| 35 | Literature | Bachelor's Degree | 10 | $45,749 | $26,553 |
| 36 | American Sign Language | Bachelor's Degree | 22 | $45,475 | $25,644 |
| 37 | Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | 162 | $44,232 | $25,000 |
| 38 | Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | 64 | $44,143 | $11,944 |
| 39 | Music | Bachelor's Degree | 314 | $43,385 | $26,000 |
| 40 | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | 997 | $42,789 | $11,000 |
| 41 | American Sign Language | Associate's Degree | 7 | $41,525 | $25,131 |
| 42 | Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | 465 | $41,265 | $25,500 |
| 43 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | 81 | $41,156 | $26,000 |
| 44 | Dance | Bachelor's Degree | 72 | $40,657 | $25,000 |
| 45 | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | 282 | $40,073 | $25,000 |
| 46 | English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | 17 | $39,287 | $25,500 |
| 47 | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Associate's Degree | 15 | $37,102 | $11,647 |
| 48 | Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | 116 | $37,065 | $15,000 |
| 49 | Music | Associate's Degree | 13 | $36,153 | $19,687 |
| 50 | English Language and Literature, General | Associate's Degree | 15 | $34,868 | $8,923 |
| 51 | Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | 38 | $34,728 | $10,250 |
| 52 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's Degree | 14 | $32,304 | $10,500 |
| 53 | Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Associate's Degree | 15 | $32,202 | $18,521 |
| 54 | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Associate's Degree | 9 | $30,146 | $12,000 |