[General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/arts-media-management/arts-entertainmentand-media-management-general/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general arts, entertainment, & media management students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general arts, entertainment, & media management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Boston University tops our 2027 list of the best value general arts, entertainment, & media management schools in the New England Region. Boston University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. In-state tuition and fees average $68,102. Students borrow a median of $25,232 to complete the general arts, entertainment, & media management program here. Early-career general arts, entertainment, & media management graduates make about $63,598. Set against $25,232 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in general arts, entertainment, & media management will find it at Champlain College, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Burlington, Champlain College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $47,850. Typical student debt for general arts, entertainment, & media management graduates is $27,631. Early-career general arts, entertainment, & media management graduates make about $37,872. That is a strong return on a $27,631 median debt. Roughly 83% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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