Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations Career

Vocational Programs to Prepare Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations Career

The following 147 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Interior Architecture	2	$32,583	-	-	-
Deaf Studies	13	$24,725	-	-	-
Communication	29	$30,712	-	-	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	59	$30,855	-	61 Hours	7.22 Months
Mass Communication/Media Studies	27	$31,175	-	-	-
Journalism	39	$31,651	-	-	-
Broadcast Journalism	12	$32,359	-	-	-
Photojournalism	2	$28,605	-	-	-
Cultural Journalism	1	-	-	-	-
Journalism (other)	9	$33,416	-	-	-
Radio and Television	59	$18,794	$125	27 Hours	8.00 Months
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	109	$15,070	$1,729	221 Hours	9.30 Months
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	24	$12,450	$125	30 Hours	6.00 Months
Public Relations/Image Management	20	$31,291	-	-	-
Political Communication	2	$40,242	-	-	-
Health Communication	15	$30,641	-	-	-
Sports Communication	17	$12,450	$125	30 Hours	6.00 Months
International and Intercultural Communication	6	$18,870	$125	26 Hours	8.00 Months
Technical and Scientific Communication	5	$36,167	-	-	-
Publishing	7	$36,182	-	-	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	7	$33,985	-	-	-
Communications Technology/Technician	31	$27,749	-	-	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	91	$35,200	-	283 Hours	13.00 Months
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	54	$7,500	$350	901 Hours	11.00 Months
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	129	$25,126	$646	318 Hours	14.43 Months
Voice Writing Technology/Technician	2	-	-	-	-
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)	14	$26,447	-	72 Hours	15.00 Months
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	153	$39,038	$7,200	315 Hours	17.50 Months
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	351	$13,331	$1,080	973 Hours	11.29 Months
Computer Graphics	87	$400	$310	900 Hours	12.00 Months
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	14	$34,467	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	8	$28,554	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	51	$26,177	-	-	-
Audio Engineering Technology/Technician	4	$55,877	-	-	-
Packaging Science	1	$30,593	-	-	-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	106	$21,066	-	-	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	23	$31,050	-	750 Hours	8.00 Months
Linguistics	12	$40,910	-	-	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	64	$28,916	-	-	-
Applied Linguistics	5	$24,470	-	-	-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2	$51,109	-	-	-
Chinese Language and Literature	21	$47,854	-	-	-
Japanese Language and Literature	23	$45,102	-	-	-
Korean Language and Literature	7	$44,848	-	-	-
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2	$49,283	-	-	-
Russian Language and Literature	9	$44,855	-	-	-
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3	$32,011	-	-	-
German Language and Literature	25	$41,858	-	-	-
Norwegian Language and Literature	1	$39,620	-	-	-
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	1	-	-	-	-
French Language and Literature	41	$39,927	-	-	-
Italian Language and Literature	13	$46,129	-	-	-
Portuguese Language and Literature	2	$42,334	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	102	$35,838	-	-	-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	5	$48,064	-	-	-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	1	$47,683	-	-	-
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	15	$13,906	-	-	-
Arabic Language and Literature	17	$42,090	-	-	-
Hebrew Language and Literature	1	$33,065	-	-	-
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature	2	$48,460	-	-	-
Latin Language and Literature	2	$46,609	-	-	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	1	$39,166	-	-	-
Australian/Oceanic/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	1	-	-	-	-
Filipino/Tagalog Language and Literature	1	$34,218	-	-	-
Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	1	-	-	-	-
American Sign Language (ASL)	53	$30,971	-	-	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	80	$27,630	-	-	-
American Sign Language, Other	2	$20,820	-	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	16	$38,769	-	-	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication	1	$30,220	-	-	-
Facilities Planning and Management	4	$20,778	-	-	-
Housing and Human Environments (other)	4	$31,853	-	-	-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	16	$9,683	$885	1,200 Hours	12.00 Months
Fashion and Fabric Consultant	2	$28,024	-	-	-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter	33	$18,665	$3,634	3,300 Hours	37.67 Months
Scopist	1	-	-	-	-
Writing	15	$33,882	-	-	-
Creative Writing	55	$37,658	-	-	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	86	$30,256	-	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition	4	$27,944	-	-	-
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	5	$46,537	-	-	-
General Literature	2	$38,778	-	-	-
Children's and Adolescent Literature	3	$15,510	-	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	74	$28,111	-	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	59	$29,629	-	120 Hours	39.00 Months
Religious/Sacred Music	7	$27,957	-	-	-
Worship Ministry	1	$24,571	-	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts	27	$32,508	-	615 Hours	15.76 Months
Digital Arts	57	$30,793	-	750 Hours	8.00 Months
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry	9	$36,495	-	-	-
Dance	35	$37,183	-	-	-
Dance (other)	12	$33,899	-	-	-
Design and Visual Communications	83	$27,000	$80	98 Hours	17.00 Months
Commercial and Advertising Art	116	$11,485	$374	877 Hours	16.33 Months
Industrial and Product Design	6	$35,012	-	-	-
Commercial Photography	66	$8,971	$1,440	900 Hours	10.00 Months
Fashion/Apparel Design	48	$11,966	$1,440	-	-
Interior Design	91	$29,176	$3,007	58 Hours	15.00 Months
Graphic Design	191	$12,844	$2,215	870 Hours	14.33 Months
Illustration	17	$40,867	-	3,600 Hours	30.00 Months
Game and Interactive Media Design	75	$35,896	-	600 Hours	6.00 Months
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	43	$17,650	-	-	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	71	$35,257	-	-	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	7	$38,106	-	-	-
Acting	14	$35,200	-	64 Hours	15.00 Months
Directing and Theatrical Production	4	$40,584	-	-	-
Musical Theatre	8	$33,435	-	-	-
Costume Design	5	$35,564	-	-	-
Theatre and Dance	1	$39,922	-	-	-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	12	$36,600	-	-	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	23	$35,000	$1,500	30 Hours	9.00 Months
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	108	$29,990	$1,479	705 Hours	13.75 Months
Photography	82	$21,950	$350	-	-
Documentary Production	7	$39,022	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies	52	$31,318	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	24	$52,665	$2,000	60 Hours	36.00 Months
Drawing	13	$35,167	-	-	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	8	$37,678	-	-	-
Painting	5	$36,929	-	-	-
Sculpture	12	$38,874	-	-	-
Printmaking	4	$41,510	-	-	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	17	$39,849	-	-	-
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts	3	$43,212	-	-	-
Metal and Jewelry Arts	14	$19,581	$2,307	760 Hours	6.67 Months
Metal Arts	1	$18,670	-	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	10	$39,016	-	-	-
Music	61	$33,506	-	-	-
Music Performance	33	$16,300	-	36 Hours	12.00 Months
Music Theory and Composition	23	$38,853	-	-	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	1	$46,590	-	-	-
Conducting	4	$50,122	-	-	-
Keyboard Instruments	12	$36,987	-	-	-
Voice and Opera	10	$36,383	-	-	-
Jazz/Jazz Studies	11	$38,836	-	-	-
Stringed Instruments	8	$44,565	-	-	-
Music Pedagogy	8	$32,082	-	-	-
Music Technology	38	$37,315	$6,300	77 Hours	21.00 Months
Brass Instruments	7	$45,108	-	-	-
Woodwind Instruments	6	$47,699	-	-	-
Percussion Instruments	5	$44,561	-	-	-
Music (other)	14	$36,736	-	-	-
Music Management	23	$32,417	-	-	-
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	1	$33,363	-	-	-
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art	2	$24,801	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications	11	$30,146	-	-	-
Grantsmanship	1	-	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications, Other	1	-	-	-	-

Sub-Occupations of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	2,106K	$75,520	$36
Art and Design Workers	676K	$65,190	$31
Artists and Related Workers	105K	$107,780	$52
Art Directors	51,200	$125,920	$61
Craft Artists	5,830	$43,610	$21
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	10,910	$71,420	$34
Special Effects Artists and Animators	29,940	$109,630	$53
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	7,420	$78,890	$38
Designers	570K	$57,320	$28
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30,810	$81,870	$39
Fashion Designers	19,940	$97,030	$47
Floral Designers	43,350	$35,500	$17
Graphic Designers	213K	$64,700	$31
Interior Designers	67,760	$68,530	$33
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	176K	$39,040	$19
Set and Exhibit Designers	10,090	$67,170	$32
Designers, All Other	9,880	$75,960	$37
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers	570K	$85,310	$41
Actors, Producers, and Directors	217K	$100,860	$48
Actors	62,560	-	$41
Producers and Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Media Programming Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Talent Directors	154K	$107,170	$52
Media Technical Directors/Managers	154K	$107,170	$52
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers	269K	$72,950	$0
Athletes and Sports Competitors	14,930	$328,830	$0
Coaches and Scouts	239K	$58,700	$0
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	14,840	$44,860	$0
Dancers and Choreographers	15,700	$60,840	$29
Dancers	11,510	-	$30
Choreographers	4,190	$59,090	$28
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers	46,280	-	$49
Music Directors and Composers	10,770	$87,840	$42
Musicians and Singers	35,520	-	$52
Miscellaneous Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers	21,910	-	$30
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio	7,190	-	$31
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	14,720	-	$30
Media and Communication Workers	626K	$81,400	$39
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	25,070	$86,950	$42
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	25,070	$86,950	$42
News Analysts, Reporters and Journalists	45,020	$101,430	$49
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	45,020	$101,430	$49
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Writers and Editors	193K	$86,120	$41
Editors	95,700	$85,110	$41
Technical Writers	47,970	$86,620	$42
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	49,450	$87,590	$42
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers	87,180	$70,620	$34
Interpreters and Translators	51,560	$63,080	$30
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	12,390	$71,040	$34
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	23,230	$87,140	$42
Media and Communication Equipment Workers	235K	$65,880	$32
Broadcast, Sound, and Lighting Technicians	117K	$65,010	$31
Audio and Video Technicians	66,700	$59,260	$28
Broadcast Technicians	26,190	$71,600	$34
Sound Engineering Technicians	14,600	$74,100	$36
Lighting Technicians	9,520	$73,250	$35
Photographers	53,630	$53,380	$26
Photographers	53,630	$53,380	$26
Television, Video, and Film Camera Operators and Editors	53,180	$78,260	$38
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	23,940	$71,890	$35
Film and Video Editors	29,240	$83,470	$40
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Equipment Workers	11,430	$75,860	$36
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	11,430	$75,860	$36

Schools offering vocational programs for Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

The following 1,213 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.