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2024 Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Southeast Region

27 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,933 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$28,345 Avg Early-Career Salary
Arts & Media Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #136 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 27 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,933 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 Southeast Region The media management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Arts & Media Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for arts & media management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Arts & Media Management in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of media management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Media Management

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
430 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$31,035 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Belmont University if you wish to pursue a degree in arts & media management. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were about 430 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the arts & media management degree program at Belmont University get $2,690 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Media Management Degrees Awarded
12.9% Growth in Graduates

University of Miami is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in arts & media management. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 31 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year. Arts & Media Management degree recipients from University of Miami receive an earnings boost of around $15,159 over the average income of arts & media management graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$35,869 Median Starting Salary

University of Kentucky is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in arts & media management. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were about 37 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. Those arts & media management students who get their degree from University of Kentucky receive $7,524 more than the typical media management student.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
70 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$27,586 Median Starting Salary

College of Charleston is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in arts & media management. C of C is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 70 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year. After graduating, media management degree recipients generally make around $27,586 at the beginning of their careers.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
169 Media Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 169 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA

Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$46,161 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Arts & Media Management degree recipients from George Mason University receive an earnings boost of around $17,816 over the average income of arts & media management graduates.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Media Management Degrees Awarded
21.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were approximately 73 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the media management program report average early career income of $17,959.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
134 Media Management Degrees Awarded
$27,150 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 134 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the media management program earn about $27,150 in the first couple years of working.

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN

Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

There were about 4 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb 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 Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 49
Florida 282 642
North Carolina 279 119
Virginia 274 36
Tennessee 269 600
South Carolina 248 98
Kentucky 244 49
Louisiana 242 78
Mississippi 234 48
Arkansas 234 8
Alabama 233 32
West Virginia 207 6

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Arts & Media Management is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Media Management Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Music Management 833
Other Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management 471
General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management 376
Fine & Studio Arts Management 247
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 8,508
Fine & Studio Arts 6,169
Music 5,336
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 3,640
Drama & Theater Arts 3,321
General Visual & Performing Arts 1,954
Dance 569
Other Visual Art 199
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 51

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