| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $41,255 | $18,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | California Institute of the Arts | Bachelor’s | $41,192 | $20,250 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $41,153 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Delaware | Bachelor’s | $41,103 | $26,891 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | The University of Alabama | Bachelor’s | $41,100 | $26,169 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Stanislaus | Bachelor’s | $41,072 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $41,067 | $17,473 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Ringling College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $41,024 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Associate’s | Palm Beach State College | Associate’s | $40,966 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $40,922 | $16,509 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | Florida State University | Bachelor’s | $40,892 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Associate’s | Scottsdale Community College | Associate’s | $40,864 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $40,783 | $12,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Riverside | Bachelor’s | $40,774 | $16,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $40,773 | $11,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $40,669 | $14,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Florida International University | Bachelor’s | $40,653 | $14,881 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Associate’s | Academy of Art University | Associate’s | $40,595 | $33,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Agnes Scott College | Bachelor’s | $40,587 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Athens State University | Bachelor’s | $40,502 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | University of Georgia | Master’s | $40,471 | — |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $40,466 | $19,297 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Davis | Bachelor’s | $40,453 | $12,250 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | California Baptist University | Bachelor’s | $40,432 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of Southern California | Bachelor’s | $40,415 | $18,750 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Master’s | $40,376 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | California College of ASU | Bachelor’s | $40,359 | $28,027 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | California Institute of the Arts | Bachelor’s | $40,294 | $26,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor’s | $40,156 | $15,117 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Master’s | $40,129 | $57,850 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | $40,118 | $12,113 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Jacksonville University | Bachelor’s | $40,009 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $39,898 | $11,125 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Arkansas State University | Bachelor’s | $39,897 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fresno | Bachelor’s | $39,878 | $10,912 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Western Colorado University | Bachelor’s | $39,865 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | Georgia State University | Master’s | $39,752 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $39,720 | $19,400 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $39,590 | $25,429 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Auburn University | Bachelor’s | $39,566 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of North Alabama | Bachelor’s | $39,550 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Full Sail University | Bachelor’s | $39,466 | $27,084 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor’s | $39,414 | $21,457 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $39,387 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $39,332 | $10,932 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | Full Sail University | Master’s | $39,171 | $52,091 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other, Associate’s | Saint Johns River State College | Associate’s | $39,124 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | California State University-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $39,120 | $22,016 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of California-Los Angeles | Bachelor’s | $39,023 | $13,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $39,010 | $12,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Otis College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $38,997 | $25,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $38,957 | $23,721 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Bachelor’s | Full Sail University | Bachelor’s | $38,847 | $36,553 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of South Florida | Bachelor’s | $38,820 | $17,924 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Associate’s | Full Sail University | Associate’s | $38,716 | $21,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Colorado Boulder | Bachelor’s | $38,701 | $13,079 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $38,639 | $18,812 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Academy of Art University | Bachelor’s | $38,583 | $31,306 |
| Music, Associate’s | Valencia College | Associate’s | $38,507 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | California State University-Long Beach | Master’s | $38,452 | — |