2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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In 2019-2020, 5,059 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,959 and had an average of $35,302 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 421 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,775 and $25,774 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 130 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in arts and media management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent arts and media management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the New England Region

#1

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$44,408 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berklee College of Music landed the #1 spot on the list. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 75 masters’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Berklee College of Music not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Berklee College of Music are $44,408, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Berklee College of Music Arts & Media Management Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,631 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Boston U

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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