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Arts and Entertainment Career Overview

The field of Arts and Entertainment includes a range of disciplines that encompasses many activities or interests that someone would participate in during their leisure time. The wide range of activities offered by the Arts and Entertainment industry from watching live theater to visiting a museum to going to a sporting event provides a diverse group of careers to facilitate and make these activities happen.

While there are many fields of arts and entertainment they are most often categorized into two broad groups:

Live performances or events - these include local and national theatrical performances such as plays, musicals, and dance performances, musical entertainment including bands, orchestras, disc jockeys, and professional sporting events

Historical, cultural, or educational exhibits - preservation and exhibiting of objects, natural wonders, historic sites with cultural or educational significance including museums, zoos, botanical gardens, and nature parks

An individual who is interested in a career in the arts and entertainment industry can choose to work behind the scenes or in a position that provides them with exposure to the public. Although each position has its own unique requirements there are many shared characteristics including:

  • Creativity
  • Passion for culture or outdoors
  • Ability to visualize
  • Openness to maintaining a flexible schedule
  • Openness to living and working in diverse locations
  • Exceptional communication skills

Arts and Entertainment Career Education

Individuals interested in entering a career in the arts and entertainment industry should possess a high school diploma or GED. Performing artists such as musicians, dancers, and actors will often complete a post-high school program at a performing arts academy in order to get more formalized training and additional practical experience. Successful completion of a bachelor's degree is necessary for those performing artists who are interested in becoming teachers after finishing their live performance career. Those interested in working behind the scenes for a theatrical production company, for example, as technical support will have different education needs. People working in production of live events often start their careers in entry level positions and learn on the job. Some choose to complete programs at local technical schools, community or junior colleges in audio-visual, sound or broadcast technology, or electronics in order to get training and hands-on experience before starting their career.

Employment as a professional athlete requires a great deal of talent and dedication as the competition is intense. Although some athletes are recruited directly from high school most professional athletes complete a bachelor's degree at a four-year college or university. Most will play their sport while in college and gain more experience as well as learn practical skills and knowledge to assist them when their professional athletic career has ended.

Schools for Arts And Entertainment are listed in the column to the left.

The Subcategories tab lists career specialties for Arts And Entertainment, each of which has a full page profile on the site.

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Schools for Arts And Entertainment (including online schools)

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AIU OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Akron InstituteOHAssociateGet Info
American InterContinental UniversityGA, TXAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Anthem InstituteNJ, NY, PADiplomaGet Info
Antonelli CollegeMS, OHAssociateGet Info
Argosy UniversityFLDoctorateGet Info
Argosy University OnlineOnlineDoctorateGet Info
Ashford UniversityOnlineBachelorGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Baker College CampusMIAssociate, Bachelor, CourseworkGet Info
Baker College OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Bauder CollegeGAAssociateGet Info
Berkeley CollegeNJ, NYAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Berkeley College OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Berks Technical InstitutePAAssociateGet Info
Bradford School ColumbusOHAssociateGet Info
Bradford School PittsburghPAAssociateGet Info
Briarcliffe CollegeNYAssociateGet Info
Brookdale Community CollegeNJCertificateGet Info
Brooks InstituteCABachelorGet Info
California College San DiegoCAAssociateGet Info
Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston UniversityDC, MACertificateGet Info
Central Pennsylvania CollegePABachelorGet Info
Champlain CollegeOnlineMasterGet Info
Coleman CollegeCAAssociate, Bachelor, CertificateGet Info
CollegeAmericaAZ, CO, WYAssociateGet Info
Collins CollegeAZAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Colorado Technical UniversityCOAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Cornerstone UniversityMIAssociateGet Info
Court Reporting InstituteTXAssociateGet Info
DeVry UniversityOnlineBachelorGet Info
Digital Media Arts CollegeFLBachelor, MasterGet Info
Ellis UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Everest CollegeAZ, CA, CO, IL, IN, MO, ON, OR, TX, UT, VA, WAAssociate, Bachelor, DiplomaGet Info
Everest InstituteOH, PADiplomaGet Info
Everest UniversityFLAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Florida Career CollegeFLDiplomaGet Info
Florida Tech University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Florida Technical CollegeFLAssociateGet Info
Golden Gate UniversityCAMasterGet Info
Golden Gate University OnlineOnlineMasterGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineBachelorGet Info
Harrington College of DesignILAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Herzing CollegeMB, ON, QCCertificate, Coursework, DiplomaGet Info
Herzing UniversityAL, GA, LA, WIAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Herzing University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Hesser CollegeNHAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Hickey CollegeMOAssociateGet Info
ICS CanadaOnlineDiplomaGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteAL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WIAssociate, Bachelor, DiplomaGet Info
Independence UniversityOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
International Academy of Design & Technology OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
International Academy of Design and TechnologyCA, FL, IL, MI, NV, TN, WAAssociate, BachelorGet Info
International Business College Fort WayneINAssociateGet Info
International Business College IndianapolisINAssociateGet Info
Jones International UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Kaplan Career InstitutePAAssociateGet Info
Kaplan CollegeMDAssociateGet Info
Kaplan UniversityIAAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
Keiser UniversityFLAssociateGet Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineMasterGet Info
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry UniversityAZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, MN, MO, NC, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WICertificateGet Info
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University OnlineOnlineCertificateGet Info
King's CollegeNCAssociateGet Info
Lincoln Tech®NJCourseworkGet Info
Miami-Jacobs Career CollegeOHAssociateGet Info
Minneapolis Business CollegeMNAssociateGet Info
Minnesota School of BusinessMNAssociate, DiplomaGet Info
National CollegeKY, TN, VAAssociate, Diploma Get Info
New England Institute of TechnologyRIAssociateGet Info
Northwestern CollegeILAssociateGet Info
Ohio Institute of Photography and TechnologyOHAssociateGet Info
Penn Foster Career SchoolOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Penn Foster CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyPAAssociateGet Info
Pittsburgh Technical InstitutePAAssociateGet Info
Platt CollegeCABachelor, DiplomaGet Info
Potomac CollegeDC, VAAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Rasmussen CollegeFL, IL, MN, ND, WIAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Regis UniversityOnlineBachelorGet Info
Remington CollegeHIAssociateGet Info
South University CampusSCAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Southwest Florida CollegeFLAssociateGet Info
Spencerian CollegeKYAssociateGet Info
St. Joseph's UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Stevens-Henager CollegeID, UTAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Strayer UniversityAL, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, UT, VA, WVBachelor, Certificate, DiplomaGet Info
Strayer University OnlineOnlineBachelor, Certificate, DiplomaGet Info
Sullivan UniversityKYAssociate, BachelorGet Info
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online DivisionOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, DiplomaGet Info
The Art InstitutesAZ, BC, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, NC, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WAAssociate, Bachelor, Certificate, Coursework, Diploma, Non-DegreeGet Info
The Career Institute of American International CollegeMACertificateGet Info
The College of WestchesterNYAssociate, CertificateGet Info
The F.I.R.S.T. SchoolFLDiplomaGet Info
The George Washington University OnlineONMasterGet Info
The Los Angeles Film SchoolCAAssociateGet Info
The Ohio and Illinois Centers for BroadcastingCO, IL, OHDiplomaGet Info
Tri-State Business InstitutePADiplomaGet Info
University of PhoenixAL, CA, CO, HI, MI, MN, MO, NV, VA, WA, WIBachelorGet Info
University of Phoenix OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, DoctorateGet Info
Vatterott CollegeMO, NEAssociate, DiplomaGet Info
Video Symphony TV & Film SchoolCACourseworkGet Info
Villanova University Professional Certificate Online ProgramsOnlineCertificateGet Info
Walden UniversityOnlineBachelorGet Info
Western Career CollegeCAAssociate, CertificateGet Info
Western International UniversityAZAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Westwood CollegeCA, ILBachelorGet Info
Wood Tobé-Coburn SchoolNYAssociateGet Info

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