MS and MBA in Arts and Entertainment Management

Earn Your Master’s or MBA in Arts and Entertainment Management

Earn your Master’s or MBA in NYC

Lubin's MBA and MS in Arts and Entertainment Management will equip you to launch an exciting and fulfilling management career in performing arts and entertainment. This degree will provide you with the communication, management, and leadership knowledge and skills to work behind the scenes in theatre companies, museums, dance companies, contemporary and classical music organizations, art galleries, talent representation and management companies, and television production firms. You will also have the opportunity to see Broadway shows and visit the headquarters of entertainment companies.

Lubin's MBA and MS in Arts and Entertainment Management is one of only two AACSB-accredited programs in New York State. The program leverages our location in New York City and a network of industry contacts to bring in stellar guest lecturers:

  • Alan Zweibel, Owner, Silly Robin Productions; President, Big Head Productions
  • Marc DeBevoise, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Entertainment, News & Sports, CBS Interactive
  • Doug Herzog, President, Viacom Entertainment Group
  • Robert Wankel, Co-CEO and President, The Shubert Organization
  • Richard Gelfond, CEO, IMAX

Take the Next Step

Learn more about how the Master of Arts and Entertainment Management can transform your career. 

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Launch your career by connecting with our network of 162,000 alumni
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More than 300,000 people are employed by 17,000 media companies in NYC —NYC Economic Development Corporation
Top 9%
of private US colleges that provide the best return on tuition investment —PayScale.com

Gain Specialized Skills and a Professional Edge

Lubin's Arts and Entertainment Management program prepares you to analyze and respond as a manager shaping the industry. The MS offers:

  • The skill set you need as a manager in this industry: Learn to analyze and respond to factors including changing laws, technological changes, union activities, cultural issues, and domestic and international trends
  • Formal and systematic management methods of directing and motivating group efforts while achieving the organization's primary objective: The optimal allocation of resources
     

Join a Network of Business Leaders

As a Lubin alum, you will join a network of 160,000 executives and business leaders in international companies, including:

  • AIG
  • American Express
  • Bloomberg
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Hugo Boss
  • J.P. Morgan
  • KPMG
  • L'Oréal
  • Moodys
  • NBC Sports
  • Nickelodeon
  • PwC
  • Société Générale
  • Tesla
  • UBS
  • Vanguard
  • Warner Music Group
Cayley Plotkin
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"It felt like a tight knit community of students, faculty, and staff who wanted to see each other succeed. Since being here my feelings have been solidified. Everyone motivates each other and wants to help you meet your full potential... Once I got into my first Arts and Entertainment Management class I knew that this career path was for me."

– Cayley Plotkin, '19, Event Programming Coordinator, Digiday
Pace University

About the Lubin School of Business

Globally recognized and prestigiously accredited, the Lubin School of Business integrates New York City’s business world into the experienced-based education of its students at Pace’s suburban and downtown campuses, implemented by one of the region’s largest co-op programs, team-based learning, and customized career guidance. Its programs are designed to launch success-oriented graduates toward upwardly mobile careers.

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