by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Atlanta Institute of Music and Media, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $37,832.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $32,699.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $32,351.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $32,481.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $33,917.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $35,962.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Atlanta Institute of Music and Media Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Atlanta Institute of Music and Media is $9,500.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,834.00 |
| 25th | $3,566.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $9,500.00 |
| 90th | $12,000.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,168.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $9,500.00 |
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,334.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,848.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Atlanta Institute of Music and Media works out to $2,167.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Atlanta Institute of Music and Media is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 16.9% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Atlanta Institute of Music and Media add up to $12,799,472.00 spread across 1,554 loan recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 45 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $11,218.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Atlanta Institute of Music and Media, think through the questions below:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.