Best colleges for Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management in New York
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the New York programs in the federal field-of-study file, The New School leads: its Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management graduates earn a median $74,936 four years after finishing, against the field's $48,240 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New School | $74,936 | +$26,696 |
| 2 | Wagner College | $65,373 | +$17,133 |
| 3 | Pace University | $62,064 | +$13,824 |
| 4 | Syracuse University | $61,819 | +$13,579 |
| 5 | Fashion Institute of Technology | $53,710 | +$5,470 |
| 6 | SUNY College at Potsdam | $52,583 | +$4,343 |
| 7 | SUNY at Purchase College | $51,954 | +$3,714 |
How big is the earnings gap between New York Arts programs?
$22,982 separates the top and bottom of this list — $74,936 at The New School against $51,954 at SUNY at Purchase College, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do New York Arts graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $26,696 above the $48,240 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.