
[Arts Media Management](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/arts-media-management/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their arts media management graduates.
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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.
For graduate earnings in arts media management, no school beat Butler University this year. Butler University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis. Arts Media Management graduates of Butler University earn a median of about $41,551 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in arts media management will find them at Indiana University Bloomington, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a public institution. Early-career arts media management graduates from Indiana University Bloomington make a median of around $55,587 per year.
Anderson University Indiana came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying arts media management schools. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson. Arts Media Management graduates of Anderson University Indiana earn a median of about $27,285 a year early in their careers.
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Notes and References
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 · 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.
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