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Bachelor's+20% vs national median363 grads tracked

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management at Indiana University - Bloomington

Ranked 2nd of 26 bachelor's programs in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,422
middle 50%: $26,734 – $46,879
Median · 5 years out
$59,662
middle 50%: $44,849 – $81,671
Median · 10 years out
$82,479
middle 50%: $63,874 – $148,888

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Indiana University - Bloomington's bachelor's program in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management earn a median $35,422 one year after graduating, rising to $82,479 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $49,654 for this field, ranking 2nd of 26 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,766 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Hartford
$63,082 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Fashion Institute of Technology
$58,249 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$55,687 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$54,267 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$54,244 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$53,181 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - Bloomington

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$185,244 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$162,623 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$154,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$150,773 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$132,457 · 5 yrs out
Optometry (Doctorate)
$120,596 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$119,345 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Doctorate)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$110,151 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$110,151 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$109,526 · 5 yrs out
Library Science (Doctorate)
$109,070 · 5 yrs out

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