by our College Data Analytics Team
[Arts Media Management](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/arts-media-management/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a arts media management degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools to find where arts media management graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send arts media management graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Hocking College tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying arts media management schools in the Great Lakes Region. Hocking College is a public school located in the rural area of Nelsonville. Students who complete the arts media management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $31,791.
Indiana University Bloomington came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying arts media management schools. Indiana University Bloomington is a public school located in the city of Bloomington. Students who complete the arts media management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $56,082.
Strong graduate earnings at Elmhurst College earned it the #3 place for arts media management. Set in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the arts media management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $41,639.
Butler University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in arts media management, landing the #4 spot this year. Butler University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis. Students who complete the arts media management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $41,551.
A rank of #5 makes University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point one of the highest-paying schools for arts media management. Set in the town of Stevens Point, University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point is a public institution. Early-career arts media management graduates from University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point make a median of around $43,640 per year.
Ferris State University came in at #6 for arts media management graduate earnings this year. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris State University is a public institution. After graduating, arts media management degree recipients from Ferris State University typically earn about $39,220 annually.
Columbia College Chicago landed the #7 spot for arts media management salaries this year. Set in the city of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. Arts Media Management graduates of Columbia College Chicago earn a median of about $37,460 a year early in their careers.
Baldwin Wallace College earned the #8 position for arts media management graduate earnings this year. Located in the suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the arts media management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $29,088.
Anderson University Indiana earned the #9 position for arts media management graduate earnings this year. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson. Students who complete the arts media management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $27,285.
The ranking above is published 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 · 9 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.
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