| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Redlands | Bachelor’s | $59,275 | $23,322 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | California College of the Arts | Bachelor’s | $59,238 | $24,812 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Master’s | $59,013 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | Academy of Art University | Master’s | $58,879 | $81,617 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | Florida State University | Master’s | $58,724 | $61,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | $58,623 | $17,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Loyola Marymount University | Bachelor’s | $58,468 | $18,500 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $58,071 | $17,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $57,999 | $12,800 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | California Institute of the Arts | Master’s | $57,920 | $106,392 |
| Music, Master’s | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Master’s | $57,772 | $26,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Point Loma Nazarene University | Bachelor’s | $57,740 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | California College of the Arts | Master’s | $57,717 | $51,528 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Master’s | Academy of Art University | Master’s | $57,636 | $75,954 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $57,214 | $20,630 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | The University of Alabama | Master’s | $57,026 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $56,823 | — |
| Music, Doctorate | University of Georgia | Doctorate | $56,716 | $38,250 |
| Music, Doctorate | University of Colorado Boulder | Doctorate | $56,459 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | California Institute of the Arts | Master’s | $56,207 | — |
| Dance, Master’s | Jacksonville University | Master’s | $56,162 | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Master’s | University of Miami | Master’s | $56,106 | $86,219 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $56,104 | $23,875 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Otis College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $55,891 | $27,000 |
| Music, Master’s | University of Miami | Master’s | $55,826 | $41,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $55,744 | $14,987 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Undergraduate certificate | University of Georgia | Undergraduate certificate | $55,628 | $14,452 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | Loyola Marymount University | Master’s | $55,619 | $146,411 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $55,555 | $9,273 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | American University | Master’s | $55,550 | $41,000 |
| Music, Master’s | University of Hartford | Master’s | $54,836 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $54,770 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Howard University | Bachelor’s | $54,696 | $22,350 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $54,569 | $15,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | University of Northern Colorado | Master’s | $54,468 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Master’s | $53,996 | $78,283 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $53,871 | $14,987 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $53,756 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Master’s | $53,630 | $90,438 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | Bachelor’s | $53,575 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $53,569 | $99,370 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Georgia Southern University | Bachelor’s | $53,396 | $24,750 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Georgia | Bachelor’s | $53,300 | $17,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Master’s | $53,265 | — |
| Music, Master’s | University of Denver | Master’s | $53,050 | $41,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | Loyola Marymount University | Master’s | $52,957 | $108,602 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $52,922 | $17,750 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $52,699 | $15,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | American University | Bachelor’s | $52,661 | $19,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Quinnipiac University | Bachelor’s | $52,094 | $20,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | University of Delaware | Master’s | $52,059 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Miami | Bachelor’s | $52,032 | $16,750 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $51,931 | $141,854 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Florida Southern College | Bachelor’s | $51,925 | $27,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General, Master’s | Academy of Art University | Master’s | $51,874 | $54,298 |
| Music, Master’s | San Francisco Conservatory of Music | Master’s | $51,822 | $60,352 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | The University of Alabama | Bachelor’s | $51,744 | $26,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Seminole State College of Florida | Bachelor’s | $51,719 | $13,831 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Berkeley | Bachelor’s | $51,699 | $11,800 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $51,611 | $21,875 |