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2024 Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

35 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
909 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$37,493 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in arts & media management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #136 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 35 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 909 degrees in arts & media management during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Arts & Media Management School

Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The media management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Arts & Media Management rankings. We derive our Best Overall Arts & Media Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Media Management
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The media management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Arts & Media Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the media management degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Media Management

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Media Management Degrees Awarded
1.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in arts & media management. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 53 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the arts & media management program at Carnegie Mellon University make $3,423 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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The New School
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
165 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$51,939 Median Starting Salary

The New School is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in arts & media management. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.

There were approximately 165 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the arts & media management degree program at The New School make $14,446 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$50,911 Median Starting Salary

Pratt Institute - Main is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in arts & media management. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

There were approximately 43 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the arts & media management program at Pratt Institute - Main make $13,418 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
110 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$32,974 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Drexel University if you want to pursue a degree in arts & media management. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were approximately 110 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, media management degree recipients usually make an average of $32,974 in the first five years of their career.

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$47,574 Median Starting Salary
$59,904 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available. Those arts & media management students who get their degree from American University earn $10,081 more than the average media management graduate.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$38,100 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 46 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the media management program report average early career earnings of $38,100.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$35,936 Median Starting Salary

FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.

There were about 21 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the media management program make about $35,936 in their early career salary.

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Purchase College
Purchase, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$28,859 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 59th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 43 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Purchase College in the most recent data year. After graduating, media management degree recipients generally earn around $28,859 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
86 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$37,135 Median Starting Salary

Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This university ranks 47th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 86 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year. After graduation, media management degree recipients usually make around $37,135 in the first five years of their career.

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Wagner College
Staten Island, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$37,356 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Wagner is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Staten Island. This college ranks 54th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 22 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Wagner in the most recent data year. After graduating, media management degree recipients usually make around $37,356 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Arts & Media Management Colleges by State

Explore the best arts & media management schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania334263
New York333686
Maryland2794
New Jersey27321
District of Columbia18855
Delaware1750

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Arts & Media Management is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Media Management Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts Management364
Music Management239
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management175
General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management131

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Majors Similar to Media Management

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts6,935
Fine & Studio Arts6,307
Music4,667
Drama & Theater Arts4,342
Film, Video & Photographic Arts3,128
General Visual & Performing Arts1,018
Dance945
Other Visual Art508
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry8

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