Arts & Entertainment Industries Management, B.A.

Program overview

Arts and Entertainment Industries Management (AEIM) majors pair their creative passion with the business savvy needed to become dynamic and innovative leaders in arts administration, the music business, film and television management, sports entertainment, gallery management and more! Find a path that feels true to you with an emphasis in commercial entertainment or nonprofit institutional leadership. *Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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New Jersey schools named an official GRAMMY Museum® University Affiliate

4M

arts jobs available worldwide*

$101,727

median annual salary for arts management roles*

Admission options

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First-year - How to Apply

Rider is where your future begins. First-year students are defined as recent high school graduates who are attending college for the first time. There are so many opportunities ahead. Take the first step towards your tomorrow at Rider.

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Transfer - How to Apply

No matter where you began your journey, Rider has the resources you need to continue moving forward. At Rider, transfer students are defined as students who are under the age of 25 and have credits from another college or university.

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Continuing Education - How to Apply

Rider offers flexible pathways for adult learners aged 25 or over, including veterans and active duty military personnel, that allow you to earn your bachelor's degree or take courses for personal enrichment. Non-matriculated or visiting students should apply using the Continuing Education application.

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GRAMMY Museum® University Affiliate

As one of only two New Jersey schools named an official GRAMMY Museum® University Affiliate, Rider's prestigious partnership enhances our curriculum by providing arts and entertainment industries management students and faculty with new learning opportunities and access to a network of resources.

Partnership benefits:

Access to the GRAMMY Museum’s historically rich archives for educational purposes
Music historians and other professionals for guest lectures
Project-based learning opportunities
Professional seminars and programming both virtually and at the museum site

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Limitless possibilities

Rider's undergraduate arts and entertainment industries management program provides a solid foundation-whether continuing on to graduate study, breaking directly into entertainment management, or pursuing a career in the arts. Students also have the opportunity to spend a semester in Los Angeles to study and intern with industry professionals while living full-time in the heart of Hollywood's entertainment industry.

Find your dream job

AEIM graduates exit Rider well-prepared to enter one of the thousands of satisfying careers in managing the arts. Career pathways vary depending on the student's unique interests and skill sets.

Graduates are employed in the following fields:

Arts administration
Arts fundraising and development
Arts outreach and educational programming
Arts policy leadership
Entertainment law (may require a graduate law degree)
Marketing and brand development
Production and event management

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Program requirements

The arts and entertainment industries management major integrates artistic and business components to instill skills essential to keeping the arts active and integral. Numerous practicum and internships culminate in the New York Networking experience featuring AEIM majors meeting with national leaders of the arts and entertainment industries.

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Our alumni

After graduation, you’ll join the ranks of Rider Broncs employed in the industry at a number of impressive organizations.

Alumni placements:

American Ballet Theatre
Atlantic Records
The Walt Disney Company
Manhattan Theatre Club
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Miami City Ballet
Sony Music

The program caters to each student’s needs and interests. I cannot think of another collegiate program that affords students the individualized attention that the AEIM program does. They guided me on a path to success and provided personalized guidance every step of the way.

Alec Feinsot

Class of 2019