2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in California

If you plan on getting your master's degree in arts and media management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #103 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for arts and media management students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 master's degrees in arts and media management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Arts & Media Management School for Your Master's Degree

The media management master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of arts and media management students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Arts & Media Management Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for arts and media management.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Arts & Media Management in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in arts and media management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Media Management Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you want to pursue a master's degree in arts and media management. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in California.

There were approximately 22 arts and media management students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in arts and media management from University of Southern California

2

Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in arts and media management needs to look into Claremont Graduate University. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Claremont. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in California.

There were roughly 13 arts and media management individuals who graduated with this degree at Claremont Graduate University in the most recent data year.

After graduation, media management master's recipients usually make an average of $44,400 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in arts and media management from Claremont Graduate University

3

California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California Institute of the Arts if you want to pursue a master's degree in arts and media management. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valencia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in California.

There were roughly 7 arts and media management students who graduated with this degree at CalArts in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in arts and media management from California Institute of the Arts

4

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California State University - Long Beach if you want to pursue a master's degree in arts and media management. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in California.

There were roughly 1 arts and media management students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in arts and media management from California State University - Long Beach

5

Golden Gate University - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. More information about a master’s in arts and media management from Golden Gate University - San Francisco

Best Arts & Media Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Arts & Media Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	184	29
Oregon	151	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Media Management

Arts & Media Management is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Media Management Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Music Management	19
Fine & Studio Arts Management	13
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	8
General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Media Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	806
Music	526
Fine & Studio Arts	434
Drama & Theater Arts	363
Design & Applied Arts	241
General Visual & Performing Arts	84
Dance	30
Other Visual Art	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.