General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2023

1,026

declining 5.09%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$11,228

growing 4.79%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$42,778

growing 5%

Average Wage

$73,982

growing 4.62%

People in Workforce

2.36M

growing 3.61%

Average Employee Age

41.4

growing 0.322%

About

In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management degree recipients are University, FL, Los Angeles, CA, and Evanston, IL. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management degree recipients are Sarasota, FL, Franklin Town, MA, and Florence, AL. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is a bachelors degree.

Visual & Performing Arts Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management and the types of students that study this field. University of Central Florida awards the most degrees in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management in the US, but Los Angeles Film School and Seattle Film Institute have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management.

Tuition costs for General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management majors are, on average, $11,228 for in-state public colleges, and $42,778 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (52 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (464 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management (2023)

University of Central Florida
168 degrees awarded
Los Angeles Film School
116 degrees awarded
Northwestern University
81 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (464 completions in 2023).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$11,228

Median In-State Public

$42,778

Median Out of State Private

University of Central Florida has the most General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management degree recipients, with 168 degrees awarded in 2023.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Los Angeles Film School
11%
Seattle Film Institute
8.33%
Ringling College of Art and Design
3.21%

Out of all institutions that offer General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Los Angeles Film School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management, with 11%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management

Orange County, FL
178 degrees awarded
Los Angeles County, CA
163 degrees awarded
Cook County, IL
91 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management by year.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $73,982 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most Visual & Performing Arts majors is uninformed, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Petroleum refining.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$73,982

Average Wage in Workforce

± $1,263

4.62%

1 Year Growth

± 2.33%

The average salary for Visual & Performing Arts majors is $73,982 and the most common occupations are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Visual & Performing Arts majors.

Highest Paying Locations

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Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Visual & Performing Arts majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

The most common occupations for Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are Graphic designers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors working as Artists & related workers, Designers, and Musicians, singers, & related workers.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Visual & Performing Arts majors are Pumping station operators, Surgeons, and Physicians.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

2.36M

2023 Workforce

± 37,437

3.61%

1 Year Growth

± 2.18%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.61%, from 2.28M in 2022 to 2.36M in 2023.

The largest single share of Visual & Performing Arts graduates go on to work as Graphic designers (4.58%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Visual & Performing Arts by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

The most common industries that employ Visual & Performing Arts majors, by number of employees, are uninformed, Elementary & secondary schools, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

The highest paying industries of Visual & Performing Arts majors, by average wage, are Petroleum refining, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

2.36M

2023 Workforce

± 37,437

3.61%

1 Year Growth

± 2.18%

The number of Visual & Performing Arts graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.61%, from 2.28M in 2022 to 2.36M in 2023.

The industry which employs the most Visual & Performing Arts graduates by share is uninformed, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Visual & Performing Arts majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Visual & Performing Arts majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Visual & Performing Arts in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts is 41.4.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Visual & Performing Arts (566 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

41.4

Average Age in 2023

± 0.207 Years

0.322%

1 Year Change

± 0.713%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Visual & Performing Arts. The most common ages of employees with this major are 32 and 31 years old, which represent 3.36% and 3.28% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Post-Masters Certificate.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Visual & Performing Arts are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (67.9%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
566 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
140 degrees awarded
Black or African American
93 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Female
259 degrees awarded
White Male
102 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
68 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management is from the 2 Digit Course Visual & Performing Arts.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Korea
27,780 degree recipients
Mexico
21,738 degree recipients
China
18,177 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Korea
4.64 times more than expected
Northern Ireland
4.18 times more than expected
Iceland
3.71 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Visual & Performing Arts degrees (4.64 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Korea (27,780 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management majors need many skills, but most especially Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management majors need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis, Systems Analysis, and Systems Evaluation.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operations Analysis is very distinctive for majors, but the Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.