2022 MBA Pay: Media and Entertainment

Just 9 business schools reported starting salary in the Media and Entertainment field for 2022 grads, meaning 41 programs couldn’t muster 3 or more graduates entering the field. On average, Wharton grads outperformed its peer schools, with graduates making $165,000. At Harvard Business School, MBAs collected $156,831 starting out in Entertainment and Media. At both schools, their graduates earned more than grads studying in entertainment-oriented cities like New York City (NYU Stern and Columbia Business School) and Los Angeles (UCLA Anderson and USC Marshall). Overall, not one program outside U.S. News’ Top 20 is represented on this list.