If you plan on getting your master's degree in arts & media management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #106 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for arts & media management students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 59 master's degrees in arts & media management to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on arts & media management students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of arts & media management students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for arts & media management to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized arts & media management related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for arts & media management students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Arts & Media Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Arts & Media Management in the Far Western US Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in arts & media management.
Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Media Management
It is difficult to beat Seattle University if you want to pursue a master's degree in arts & media management. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the media management program report average early career income of $47,658.
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).