Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management at College of Charleston

Charleston, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 60 graduates a year

$23,713
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,674
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,240
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#13 of 43
Rank by pay
#9 of 43
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

College of Charleston graduates in arts, entertainment, and media management earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How College of Charleston Compares for Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

All 43 colleges reporting arts, entertainment, and media management earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1The New School New York, NY$74,936$71,324#1$37,743
2Wagner College Staten Island, NY$65,373$62,222#4$29,010
3University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$63,353$57,647#10$26,975
4Pace University New York, NY$62,064$59,072#5$35,948
5Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$61,819$58,839#7$35,389
6Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$60,046$64,418#2$34,502
7Berklee College of Music Boston, MA$59,703$52,575#15$40,324
8University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$59,649$63,489#3$29,025
9Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH$55,117$58,818#8$29,088
10Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$54,328$55,252#12$24,205
11Belmont University Nashville, TN$53,893$58,872#6$30,666
12Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY$53,710$51,121#17$27,941
13College of Charleston Charleston, SC$52,674$58,407#9$23,713
14SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY$52,583$50,048#20$36,899
15SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY$51,954$49,449#23$18,079
16SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY$50,671$48,228#26$26,216

Other Majors at College of Charleston by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$98,059$67,438#130 of 459
Information Science/Studies$93,285$63,069#23 of 148
Accounting and Related Services$85,826$49,702#166 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,187$54,634#152 of 452
International Business$76,727$37,624#44 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,360$41,299#336 of 1176
Marketing$68,348$40,723#223 of 516
Hospitality Administration/Management$64,154$39,688#26 of 137
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,993$49,786#51 of 138
International/Globalization Studies$60,468$25,764#33 of 87
Political Science and Government$58,955$35,398#341 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$58,371$36,903#208 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$58,317$27,467#37 of 64
Historic Preservation and Conservation$57,635$35,326—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,122$32,503#113 of 225
Public Health$55,660$31,848#122 of 215
Biology$55,342$30,538#515 of 841
Mathematics$54,942—#285 of 309
Anthropology$53,567$26,842#41 of 188
Computer Software and Media Applications$52,596$34,166#32 of 54
English Language and Literature$51,705$29,544#199 of 576
Sociology$48,709$28,801#320 of 462
Psychology$47,926$29,339#658 of 1027
History$47,424$28,449#309 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,036$41,402#431 of 680
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies—$45,613—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$44,991$21,645#47 of 255
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$42,466—#57 of 62
Special Education and Teaching—$39,832—
Chemistry—$39,208—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do College of Charleston arts, entertainment, and media management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $23,713 one year after graduating and $52,674 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does College of Charleston rank for arts, entertainment, and media management?

Among 43 colleges reporting earnings for arts, entertainment, and media management graduates, College of Charleston ranks #13 by median pay four years after graduation, and #9 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is arts, entertainment, and media management at College of Charleston worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for arts, entertainment, and media management ($48,240), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.