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2026 Highest Paid Arts Media Management Grads in California

[Arts Media Management](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/arts-media-management/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their arts media management graduates go on to command.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where arts media management graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Arts Media Management Grads in California

2026 Highest Paid Arts Media Management Grads in California

Below are the schools whose arts media management graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Arts Media Management Graduates

1

University Of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

$42,388 Average Early-Career Salary

Leading the list is University Of Southern California, our #1 for arts media management graduate salaries in California. University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. After graduating, arts media management degree recipients from University Of Southern California typically earn about $42,388 annually.

2

Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA

$55,990 Average Early-Career Salary

Claremont Graduate University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in arts media management, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career arts media management graduates from Claremont Graduate University make a median of around $55,990 per year.

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Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA

$28,672 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in arts media management will find them at Los Angeles Film School, which ranked #3. Los Angeles Film School is a private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood. Early-career arts media management graduates from Los Angeles Film School make a median of around $28,672 per year.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries arts media management graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.