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2024 Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

24 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
602 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$30,388 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in arts & media management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #136 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 24 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 602 degrees in arts & media management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Arts & Media Management School

Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of arts & media management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Arts & Media Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Arts & Media Management Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Media Management
Bachelor's Degrees in Media Management
Master's Degrees in Media Management
Doctor's Degrees in Media Management

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Arts & Media Management in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the media management degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Media Management

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$42,782 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a degree in arts & media management. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 52 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the arts & media management degree program at Northwestern University get $12,394 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH

Any student pursuing a degree in arts & media management needs to look into Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 11 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
102 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$31,943 Median Starting Salary

Columbia College Chicago is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in arts & media management. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #370 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.

There were approximately 102 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, media management degree recipients typically earn about $31,943 at the beginning of their careers.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
31 Media Management Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Miami University - Oxford if you wish to pursue a degree in arts & media management. Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 31 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$36,971 Median Starting Salary

IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 79 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the arts & media management major at Indiana University - Bloomington earn $6,582 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
82.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
41 Media Management Degrees Awarded

OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 41 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Evansville, UE is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 5 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at UE in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul crest
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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Best Arts & Media Management Colleges by State

Explore the best arts & media management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 49
Ohio 314 134
Illinois 304 252
Indiana 294 108
Wisconsin 273 35

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Arts & Media Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Media Management Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts Management 264
Music Management 190
General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management 110
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management 24
Other Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management 14

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 5,375
Fine & Studio Arts 4,583
Music 4,060
Drama & Theater Arts 2,364
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,727
General Visual & Performing Arts 413
Dance 358
Other Visual Art 108
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 32

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