Highest Earning Master's Visual & Performing Arts Programs
These are the highest earning master's visual & performing arts programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with The New School leading at $120,471.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New School | Arts & Entertainment Management | NY | $120,471 | 8 |
| 2 | Harvard University | Visual & Performing Arts | MA | $113,887 | 47 |
| 3 | Liberty University | Design & Applied Arts | VA | $112,935 | 78 |
| 4 | Syracuse University | Arts & Entertainment Management | NY | $95,311 | 15 |
| 5 | Saint Mary's College of California | Dance | CA | $89,283 | 8 |
| 6 | The New School | Design & Applied Arts | NY | $86,473 | 103 |
| 7 | University of Central Florida | Visual & Performing Arts | FL | $84,762 | 84 |
| 8 | Pratt Institute-Main | Design & Applied Arts | NY | $82,883 | 140 |
| 9 | New Jersey City University | Music | NJ | $82,054 | 18 |
| 10 | Drexel University | Design & Applied Arts | PA | $80,986 | 12 |
| 11 | Pratt Institute-Main | Arts & Entertainment Management | NY | $78,421 | 47 |
| 12 | Teachers College at Columbia University | Arts & Entertainment Management | NY | $78,032 | 22 |
| 13 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center | Drama & Theater Arts | NY | $77,516 | 25 |
| 14 | Messiah University | Music | PA | $77,342 | 36 |
| 15 | American University | Film, Video & Photographic Arts | DC | $76,808 | 26 |
| 16 | Indiana University-Bloomington | Arts & Entertainment Management | IN | $76,388 | 20 |
| 17 | George Washington University | Design & Applied Arts | DC | $75,210 | 27 |
| 18 | Lesley University | Fine Arts | MA | $73,492 | 21 |
| 19 | Maryland Institute College of Art | Design & Applied Arts | MD | $73,348 | 176 |
| 20 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | Arts & Entertainment Management | NY | $72,747 | 23 |
| 21 | University of Idaho | Drama & Theater Arts | ID | $70,605 | 47 |
| 22 | Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY | Fine Arts | NY | $70,347 | 89 |
| 23 | Marymount University | Design & Applied Arts | VA | $69,957 | 9 |
| 24 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Design & Applied Arts | AZ | $69,930 | 12 |
| 25 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Design & Applied Arts | AZ | $69,930 | 21 |
| 26 | Northwestern University | Arts & Entertainment Management | IL | $69,411 | 81 |
| 27 | Sam Houston State University | Music | TX | $68,888 | 20 |
| 28 | San Diego State University | Drama & Theater Arts | CA | $67,588 | 8 |
| 29 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Film, Video & Photographic Arts | NY | $66,636 | 29 |
| 30 | University of Delaware | Music | DE | $66,502 | 33 |
| 31 | George Mason University | Arts & Entertainment Management | VA | $66,400 | 28 |
| 32 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Fine Arts | NJ | $66,086 | 17 |
| 33 | Savannah College of Art and Design | Design & Applied Arts | GA | $65,866 | 151 |
| 34 | California State University-Fullerton | Fine Arts | CA | $65,759 | 6 |
| 35 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Design & Applied Arts | VA | $65,638 | 9 |
| 36 | School of Visual Arts | Design & Applied Arts | NY | $65,176 | 21 |
| 37 | American University | Arts & Entertainment Management | DC | $65,062 | 6 |
| 38 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Drama & Theater Arts | NY | $64,923 | 21 |
| 39 | Claremont Graduate University | Arts & Entertainment Management | CA | $64,890 | 18 |
| 40 | Boston University | Arts & Entertainment Management | MA | $64,819 | 57 |
| 41 | Azusa Pacific University | Fine Arts | CA | $64,552 | 19 |
| 42 | New York University | Dance | NY | $64,507 | 27 |
| 43 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Arts & Entertainment Management | CO | $64,429 | 29 |
| 44 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Music | NY | $63,685 | 23 |
| 45 | New York University | Visual and Performing Arts, Other | NY | $63,594 | 188 |
| 46 | Bard College | Fine Arts | NY | $63,491 | 30 |
| 47 | University of Baltimore | Design & Applied Arts | MD | $63,427 | 21 |
| 48 | East Texas A&M University | Drama & Theater Arts | TX | $62,924 | 20 |
| 49 | University of Houston | Drama & Theater Arts | TX | $62,281 | 24 |
| 50 | Michigan State University | Music | MI | $62,193 | 57 |
Methodology
Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes master's programs in CIP family 50 (Visual & Performing Arts) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.