by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Arts & Media Management is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at American University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in media management, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at The American University paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,533 | $34,533 |
| Fees | $991 | $991 |
The median early career salary of media management students who receive their master’s degree from The American University is $47,650 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $43,500.
Online degrees for the The American University media management master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in media management in 2019-2020, 91.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.3% of the media management master’s degrees at The American University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Arts & Media Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management | 12 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 4 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 41 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 19 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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