by our College Data Analytics Team
[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. The schools below stand out for the salaries their arts media management graduates go on to command.
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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Below are the schools whose arts media management graduates go on to earn the most.
Belmont University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid arts media management graduates in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, arts media management degree recipients from Belmont University typically earn about $50,279 annually.
Students chasing top earnings in arts media management will find them at Middle Tennessee State University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution. Arts Media Management graduates of Middle Tennessee State University earn a median of about $40,061 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Sae Institute Of Technology Nashville earned it the #3 place for arts media management. Set in the city of Nashville, Sae Institute Of Technology Nashville is a private for-profit institution. Arts Media Management graduates of Sae Institute Of Technology Nashville earn a median of about $26,528 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their arts media management graduates, 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.
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