2024 MBA Pay: Media & Entertainment

Media & Entertainment isn’t a huge draw to MBAs. After all, just 8 business schools produced enough students recruited into the field to be able to furnish pay data. Among those, you’ll find Stanford GSB ($187,857) and Harvard Business School ($173,458) posting the highest pay averages based on a combined 20 students joining the field. Northwestern Kellogg also made a dent with 5 graduates earning $162,000 to start. Alas, Media & Entertainment is good work if you can gain the necessary experience and connections. That’s why MBAs often flock to the entertainment capitals: New York City and Los Angeles. Notably, Columbia Business School produced 15 graduates who earned $142,267 out of the gate. By the same token, 16 UCLA Anderson graduates made $131,338 to begin. That said, media loves the Ivy League. One Harvard MBA commanded a $270,000 base, while a Wharton grad walked away with $250,000.