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Bachelor's+17% vs national median143 grads tracked

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management at Fashion Institute of Technology

Ranked 4th of 26 bachelor's programs in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,798
middle 50%: $27,897 – $59,402
Median · 5 years out
$58,249
middle 50%: $41,326 – $76,958
Median · 10 years out
$74,301
middle 50%: $53,107 – $91,143

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 Fashion Institute of Technology's bachelor's program in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management earn a median $43,798 one year after graduating, rising to $74,301 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $49,654 for this field, ranking 4th 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.

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≈ $8,005 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Hartford
$63,082 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$59,662 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$58,363 · 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
Butler University
$53,022 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$52,839 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Fashion Institute of Technology

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$172,360 · 5 yrs out
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's)
$76,730 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$76,045 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$74,419 · 5 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's)
$74,419 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$70,659 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,284 · 5 yrs out

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