12
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
601
Media Management Degrees Awarded
$33,379
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
arts & media management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #136 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for arts & media management students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 601 degrees in arts & media management to qualified students.
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Your choice of arts & media management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Arts & Media Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the media management degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a degree in arts & media management. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 87 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the arts & media management degree program at Northwestern University get $14,144 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Columbia College Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in arts & media management. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 118 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the media management program make about $23,844 for their early career.
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It's difficult to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in arts & media management. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 60 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Those arts & media management students who get their degree from Indiana University - Bloomington receive $2,665 more than the average media management grad.
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It is difficult to beat Butler University if you wish to pursue a degree in arts & media management. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 10th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 27 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Butler in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In IL
Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in arts & media management from DePaul University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
56
Media Management Degrees Awarded
OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 17 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Elmhurst. This university ranks 28th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 5 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Elmhurst in the most recent data year. Those arts & media management students who get their degree from Elmhurst University earn $3,053 more than the typical media management graduate.
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UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 8 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In IL
School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
There were roughly 13 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.
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