2024 Best Arts & Media Management Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Arts & Media Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #106 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for arts & media management students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 33 master's degrees in arts & media management to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to arts & media management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other arts & media management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt arts & media management students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized arts & media management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for arts & media management students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Arts & Media Management in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in arts & media management.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Media Management

1

Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA

3 Annual Graduates

Shenandoah University is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in arts & media management. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Winchester.More information about a master’s in arts & media management from Shenandoah University

2

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

30 Annual Graduates

$46,161 Median Starting Salary

George Mason University is a good option for individuals interested in a master's degree in arts & media management. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Soon after graduating, media management master's recipients typically earn about $46,161 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in arts & media management from George Mason University

Best Arts & Media Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Arts & Media Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	233
Georgia	190	34
Kentucky	147	17
Louisiana	147	5
South Carolina	146	20
West Virginia	112	6

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Arts & Media Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Arts & Media Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Media Management Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts Management	30
General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management	3

Majors Similar to Media Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	127
Design & Applied Arts	113
Drama & Theater Arts	81
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	46
Fine & Studio Arts	39
Dance	18
General Visual & Performing Arts	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Perspectives - The Photography Club, IIM Ahmedabad. More about our data sources and methodologies.