Bachelor's+4% vs national median679 grads tracked
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management at College of Charleston
Ranked 11th of 26 bachelor's programs in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,118
middle 50%: $25,206 – $43,993
Median · 5 years out
$51,750
middle 50%: $38,471 – $70,314
Median · 10 years out
$64,005
middle 50%: $46,606 – $95,349
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
College of Charleston media management graduates start with a $34k median salary. Ten-year median compensation reaches $64k.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,838 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Butler University
$53,022 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$52,839 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$49,654 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$46,680 · 5 yrs out
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