Master of Entertainment Industry Management
The Benefits of an Entertainment Industry Management Degree
95%
Students employed or received an offer.
1000
Average internship hours worked in the program.
Key Program Information
Application Deadlines
- Round 1: December 1, 2026
- Round 2: January 10, 2027
- Round 3: February 1, 2027
Cost of Attendance
Please visit the CMU Student Financial Services website
Entertainment Shapes Culture. You Can Lead It.
To shape the future of entertainment, you'll need more than an opportunity. You'll need a full-scale immersion—at a record label, television studio, gaming company, or streaming service. Heinz College's Entertainment Industry Management master's degree immerses you in the business of entertainment through hands-on experiences with leading companies in film, television, gaming, streaming, and emerging media.
You will gain the management, technology, and business skills needed to navigate a rapidly evolving industry while learning directly from the industry executives and professionals shaping its future. This program isn’t only about curriculum. It’s about network and access. MEIM combines entertainment-focused coursework with real-world industry experiences to prepare you to lead in one of the world's most influential creative sectors.
This program might be right for you if:
- You're interested in producing, marketing, business development, talent management or content strategy.
- You want to understand how entertainment companies innovate, grow and compete.
- You're excited by the rapidly changing landscape of streaming, gaming, AI and digital media.
- You want a graduate degree that combines management, technology and creative industries.
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Career Outcomes
Our graduates work for studios, labels, game makers, agencies and more.
Experiences Beyond the Classroom
Your learning journey goes beyond the classroom at Heinz College. Discover how you'll learn by doing.
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Through financial aid, scholarships, and partnerships, we are committed to reducing your cost of attendance.
You can only learn so much in the classroom––being in that world, and seeing your coursework applied in real life, made this program so worthwhile. It really helps you hit the ground running after graduation, rather than being like, ‘I learned all these things, but I don't know what to do with it.’
Olivia Green
MEIM '19 | Director of Client Relations, Athletes First
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Scholarships & Financial Aid
Heinz College is committed to ensuring that tomorrow's policy leaders are able to secure the education they need to be successful. More than 95% of our Entertainment Industry Management students receive a scholarship, and we offer many fellowships and student employment opportunities. We encourage you to explore these resources and contact our Office of Admissions for more information.
Learn by Doing
In the Entertainment Industry Management program, you will receive practical experience to complement your coursework through our Capstone projects, during which you'll solve a problem for real-life client. You will also complete a full-time practicum internship in Los Angeles during your second year in the program, giving you nearly 1,000 hours of on-the-job experience by the time you graduate.
My Heinz College Story: Camryn
Camryn Johnson worked at Blumhouse, Disney and Neon During her time in the program. She now works at Disney.
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California Regulations
California Private Postsecondary Education Act: The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) came into existence on January 1, 2010, following passage of Assembly Bill 48, known as the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (California Education Code, Title 3, Division 10, Part 59, Chapter 8).
This information is specific to Carnegie Mellon University's Master of Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM) program.
The information listed below is filed with the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Regardless of any information you may have relating to completion rates, placement rates, or starting salaries, the information available below was calculated pursuant to state law. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact the Office of Admissions by email at hnzadmit@andrew.cmu.edu or by telephone at 412-268-2164.
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