2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,059 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,959 and had an average of $35,302 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 279 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,375 and $36,014 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great arts and media management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at Carnegie Mellon

#2

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

$16,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Kutztown University is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kutztown University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania are $16,300.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at Kutztown University

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,980 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Drexel University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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