| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Hartford | Bachelor’s | $51,607 | $26,798 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $51,423 | $12,853 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Master’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Master’s | $51,406 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Central Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $51,050 | $23,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | University of Hartford | Master’s | $50,963 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Western Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $50,955 | $26,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Connecticut | Bachelor’s | $50,952 | $21,888 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $50,904 | $17,484 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | Chapman University | Master’s | $50,895 | $143,654 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Biola University | Bachelor’s | $50,781 | $20,250 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | $50,677 | $12,250 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $50,612 | $21,759 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Pepperdine University | Bachelor’s | $50,594 | $18,350 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Woodbury University | Bachelor’s | $50,387 | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Bachelor’s | University of New Haven | Bachelor’s | $50,112 | $27,000 |
| Music, Master’s | Florida State University | Master’s | $50,069 | $24,426 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Art Center College of Design | Bachelor’s | $49,933 | $27,541 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $49,893 | $11,125 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $49,842 | $20,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | University of San Francisco | Bachelor’s | $49,788 | $23,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $49,759 | $20,500 |
| Music, Master’s | University of Arizona | Master’s | $49,602 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Auburn University | Bachelor’s | $49,555 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts, Undergraduate certificate | Front Range Community College | Undergraduate certificate | $49,484 | $12,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Undergraduate certificate | Scottsdale Community College | Undergraduate certificate | $49,440 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | San Francisco Conservatory of Music | Bachelor’s | $49,186 | $25,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $49,145 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Loyola Marymount University | Bachelor’s | $49,135 | $17,750 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $48,800 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $48,764 | $15,990 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $48,589 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $48,506 | $14,741 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $48,461 | $25,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Bachelor’s | $48,430 | $15,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Silicon Valley | Bachelor’s | $48,360 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | University of California-San Diego | Master’s | $48,041 | — |
| Music, Doctorate | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Doctorate | $48,038 | $29,909 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Bachelor’s | University of North Alabama | Bachelor’s | $48,020 | $17,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Bridgeport | Bachelor’s | $47,973 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Ringling College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $47,937 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $47,878 | — |
| Music, Master’s | University of Georgia | Master’s | $47,875 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $47,831 | $18,010 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Bachelor’s | Grand Canyon University | Bachelor’s | $47,821 | $21,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $47,779 | $13,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $47,676 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Master’s | $47,617 | $47,833 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Biola University | Bachelor’s | $47,596 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Jacksonville State University | Bachelor’s | $47,582 | $27,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $47,546 | $11,178 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | California Baptist University | Bachelor’s | $47,494 | $24,217 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | — | Bachelor’s | $47,338 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $47,297 | $17,500 |
| Music, Doctorate | University of Arizona | Doctorate | $47,280 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | John Brown University | Bachelor’s | $47,248 | $25,075 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General, Bachelor’s | Otis College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $47,220 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $47,149 | $15,305 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Mount Saint Mary's University | Bachelor’s | $47,091 | $27,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of New Haven | Bachelor’s | $47,057 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Flagler College | Bachelor’s | $46,921 | $24,000 |