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2023 Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools

85 Colleges
$32,900 Avg Salary
$25,520 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Arts & Media Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,184 people earned a degree or certificate in arts and media management, making the major the #133 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools ranking. This report analyzed 85 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Arts & Media Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Arts & Media Management Colleges.

#1

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular school in the United States for arts and media management students. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berklee College of Music. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools list. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for arts and media management students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for arts and media management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools list. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Savannah.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #9, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for arts and media management students. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular arts and media management programs. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Arts & Media Management students that almost earned our Most Popular Arts & Media Management Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Baruch College New York, NY
14 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
14 Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY
16 Wagner College Staten Island, NY
16 American University Washington, DC

Arts & Media Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Arts & Media Management is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Perspectives - The Photography Club, IIM Ahmedabad.

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