| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $46,913 | $12,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Associate’s | Scottsdale Community College | Associate’s | $46,898 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts, Associate’s | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | Associate’s | $46,866 | $12,000 |
| Music, Master’s | University of South Florida | Master’s | $46,862 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $46,779 | $18,272 |
| Music, Master’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Master’s | $46,731 | $39,700 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | Academy of Art University | Master’s | $46,730 | $70,962 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Academy of Art University | Bachelor’s | $46,726 | $32,000 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Master’s | Full Sail University | Master’s | $46,710 | $41,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Rasmussen University-Florida | Bachelor’s | $46,610 | $33,762 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Florida Atlantic University | Bachelor’s | $46,606 | $15,671 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Bachelor’s | $46,532 | $16,472 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $46,502 | $20,750 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Mercer University | Bachelor’s | $46,502 | — |
| Music, Master’s | Georgia State University | Master’s | $46,454 | $38,500 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Central Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $46,446 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $46,428 | $10,239 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $46,387 | $16,250 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $46,352 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Bachelor’s | $46,245 | $20,969 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $46,180 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $46,173 | $14,732 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-East Bay | Bachelor’s | $46,136 | $16,889 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | The Catholic University of America | Bachelor’s | $46,123 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of Northern Colorado | Bachelor’s | $46,089 | $18,875 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Sonoma State University | Bachelor’s | $46,022 | $17,503 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $45,923 | $23,833 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $45,915 | $12,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Rollins College | Bachelor’s | $45,910 | $19,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $45,815 | $15,000 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $45,804 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $45,671 | — |
| Music, Doctorate | University of Miami | Doctorate | $45,553 | $67,117 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $45,468 | $17,594 |
| Music, Master’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Master’s | $45,410 | $41,000 |
| Music, Master’s | University of Southern California | Master’s | $45,304 | $42,500 |
| Music, Master’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Master’s | $45,110 | $29,326 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Full Sail University | Bachelor’s | $44,962 | $34,822 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | Florida State University | Master’s | $44,914 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor’s | $44,910 | $16,263 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Associate’s | Arapahoe Community College | Associate’s | $44,888 | $15,125 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Full Sail University | Bachelor’s | $44,878 | $19,164 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $44,858 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $44,848 | $16,842 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Hartford | Bachelor’s | $44,735 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | University of California-Davis | Master’s | $44,735 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $44,629 | $14,937 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $44,627 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of Montevallo | Bachelor’s | $44,624 | $25,900 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Alaska Anchorage | Bachelor’s | $44,569 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Hartford | Bachelor’s | $44,550 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $44,471 | $21,214 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $44,454 | $18,350 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $44,365 | $13,625 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Bachelor’s | Howard University | Bachelor’s | $44,345 | $24,750 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | Florida State University | Master’s | $44,277 | $78,402 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | Yale University | Master’s | $44,265 | $33,500 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $44,145 | $16,276 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | — | Bachelor’s | $44,139 | $44,221 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $44,115 | $11,502 |