Music

17,774 students earn a music credential each year across 1,245 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $26,084
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $40,932

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 993 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Berklee College of MusicBoston, Massachusetts625$18,1771 year out$33,368$24,979 2Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida273$25,0051 year out$40,303$30,999 3University of North TexasDenton, Texas236$31,4501 year out$52,244$24,456 4Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee155$27,5861 year out$48,653$22,608 5University of RochesterRochester, New York140$14,3101 year out$34,412$26,769 6Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana137$15,9111 year out$42,250$20,769 7Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio136$17,1411 year out$32,993$26,200 8Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California128—1 year out——9The New SchoolNew York, New York111$12,1091 year out$23,875$24,000 10Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida109$19,4291 year out$41,660$23,992 11The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, Massachusetts105—1 year out$33,247$26,991 12University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan100$22,2721 year out$32,036$19,397 13Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia99$28,0031 year out$36,347$27,000 14University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida97$15,4921 year out$40,816$13,998 15Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee97$24,0161 year out$30,355$25,988 16California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California94$18,2261 year out$35,153$15,933 17University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado92$29,4831 year out$36,502$27,000 18Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey89$32,7811 year out$58,894$26,500 19Manhattan School of MusicNew York, New York89—1 year out$28,896$27,000 20New York UniversityNew York, New York87$24,3981 year out$34,761$25,000 21California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California86$18,3521 year out—$20,550 22Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland84$16,4791 year out—$23,250 23The Juilliard SchoolNew York, New York79—1 year out$26,868$25,000 24West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania79—1 year out$48,684—25Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois77$34,8231 year out$48,276$18,166 26Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas76$49,9061 year out$51,813$27,816 27University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio75$12,8751 year out$32,173$23,946 28University of OregonEugene, Oregon74—1 year out$41,338$20,583 29University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California71$12,9471 year out$24,763$20,976 30Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan71$38,6561 year out$40,644$26,750 31James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia69$36,1061 year out$45,783$20,968 32Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah68$22,6251 year out$44,848$10,460 33University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado67—1 year out$31,921$17,288 34University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California66$22,1251 year out$50,858$23,119 35Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas66$47,3181 year out$57,180$27,000 36Musicians InstituteHollywood, California64—1 year out——37George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia63$34,6111 year out$46,718$24,048 38California State University-FullertonFullerton, California61$23,9691 year out$26,392$20,469 39Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey61$36,7071 year out$46,231$26,000 40Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey59$27,9771 year out$47,270$27,000 41William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey59$26,6211 year out—$26,875 42University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina59$38,6571 year out$48,505$27,000 43Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin59—1 year out$32,725$19,000 44Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona58$15,7211 year out$27,211$21,504 45University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois58$13,1281 year out$32,182$24,625 46Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas58$59,9261 year out$47,434$28,000 47University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut57$24,5111 year out$30,834$27,000 48Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas57$51,1581 year out$51,050$26,241 49Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee56—1 year out$79,962$21,500 50The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas56$39,5641 year out$52,699$26,000 51University of HoustonHouston, Texas55$52,7991 year out$58,649$26,000 52California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California54$25,3911 year out$32,255$16,500 53Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania54$19,5071 year out$32,258$24,000 54Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois53$19,9431 year out$32,406$27,000 55University of IowaIowa City, Iowa52$39,1211 year out$37,858$27,783 56Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York52$23,1191 year out$47,526$27,000 57Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, Ohio52—1 year out$14,612$25,500 58University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin52$43,7641 year out$45,767$26,637 59San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, California51$26,9161 year out$27,321$27,000 60The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas51$37,0201 year out$53,273$24,911 61California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California50$20,8871 year out$48,450$18,000 62Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma50$18,7841 year out$33,478$26,456 63SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York49$17,8871 year out$31,045$22,179 64University of FloridaGainesville, Florida48$22,5591 year out$40,213—65Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan48$24,7751 year out$35,347$27,000 66University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina48$32,8801 year out$41,458$19,000 67Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama47$32,8931 year out$48,790$27,500 68San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California47$20,4401 year out$34,258$15,131 69East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas47$52,2821 year out$48,875$27,101 70The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama46—1 year out—$25,675 71Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado45$38,2771 year out$53,174$26,837 72University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah45$42,5481 year out$51,815$16,500 73California State University-ChicoChico, California44$25,3391 year out$39,537$24,125 74California State University-FresnoFresno, California44—1 year out——75University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri44$35,9391 year out—$27,000 76SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York44$23,9021 year out$45,065$27,000 77The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas44$47,0101 year out$55,874$24,570 78California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California43$18,8961 year out$32,376$23,125 79San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California43—1 year out——80St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota43$24,7321 year out$51,102$23,750 81Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia43$28,9891 year out$42,111$27,000 82University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California42$14,1661 year out—$12,800 83The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana42—1 year out$39,637—84University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee42$27,3531 year out$46,852$22,060 85The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas41$56,3731 year out$59,947$20,920 86University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri40$22,3151 year out$34,674$23,089 87University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma40$19,1621 year out$32,285$23,125 88The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee40$31,8881 year out$38,564$23,453 89University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut39$31,3361 year out$46,374$25,000 90University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland39—1 year out$47,666$21,614 91Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts39$23,9341 year out$41,316$26,957 92Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan39$32,9111 year out$46,187$26,000 93Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania39$33,0701 year out$42,093$27,956 94Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania39$26,8951 year out—$27,000 95Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania39$18,4621 year out$24,816$26,923 96University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts38—1 year out$32,203$27,000 97Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan38$34,8821 year out$45,043$29,198 98West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia38$26,0111 year out$41,073$25,000 99Puerto Rico Conservatory of MusicSan Juan, Puerto Rico37$5,0051 year out$33,392$12,250 100University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia36$15,2891 year out—$22,344

Associate programs — top 100 of 252 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California389$21,3991 year out$29,529$22,625 2Musicians InstituteHollywood, California42—1 year out——3Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah34—1 year out——4Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida33$23,0181 year out—$27,000 5Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida32$22,9851 year out$25,895$10,575 6St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida30—1 year out——7Citrus CollegeGlendora, California28—1 year out——8Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California23—1 year out——9Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida23—1 year out——10Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon23—1 year out——11Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington23—1 year out$18,778$17,644 12Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New York22—1 year out—$12,000 13Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California21—1 year out——14Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California20—1 year out——15Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida19—1 year out——16Atlanta Institute of Music and MediaDuluth, Georgia19$16,0861 year out—$19,687 17Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California17—1 year out——18Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas17—1 year out——19San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas17—1 year out——20Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas17—1 year out——21Fresno City CollegeFresno, California16—1 year out——22Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, New York16—1 year out——23Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona15—1 year out——24Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California15—1 year out——25Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California15—1 year out——26CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York15—1 year out——27Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee15—1 year out——28Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York15—1 year out——29Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas14—1 year out——30Ventura CollegeVentura, California14—1 year out——31County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey14—1 year out——32South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas14—1 year out——33College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California13—1 year out——34Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California13—1 year out——35Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas13—1 year out$27,716—36William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois12—1 year out——37Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur, Texas12—1 year out——38Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California11—1 year out——39Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California11—1 year out——40Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California11—1 year out——41Navarro CollegeCorsicana, Texas11—1 year out——42John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, Alabama10—1 year out——43Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida10—1 year out——44Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey10—1 year out——45Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California9—1 year out——46West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California9—1 year out——47SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, New York9—1 year out——48Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma9—1 year out——49Northwest CollegePowell, Wyoming9—1 year out——50Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California8—1 year out——51El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California8—1 year out——52Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California8—1 year out——53Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California8—1 year out——54Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut8—1 year out——55Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota8—1 year out——56East Central CollegeUnion, Missouri8—1 year out——57CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York8—1 year out——58Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——59Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas8—1 year out——60Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California7—1 year out——61Sierra CollegeRocklin, California7—1 year out——62Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia, Illinois7—1 year out——63Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——64Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas7—1 year out——65South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas7—1 year out$23,595—66Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas7—1 year out——67Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah7—1 year out——68Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia7—1 year out——69Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California6—1 year out——70American River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——71Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California6—1 year out——72MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California6—1 year out——73Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California6—1 year out——74Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California6—1 year out——75Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts6—1 year out——76Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan6—1 year out——77Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, Michigan6—1 year out——78Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi6—1 year out——79Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, New York6—1 year out——80Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York6—1 year out——81Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York6—1 year out——82Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee6—1 year out——83Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas6—1 year out——84Temple CollegeTemple, Texas6—1 year out——85Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah6—1 year out——86Lower Columbia CollegeLongview, Washington6—1 year out——87Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming6—1 year out——88Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California6—1 year out——89Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, California6—1 year out——90Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona5—1 year out——91Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California5—1 year out——92Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California5—1 year out——93Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California5—1 year out——94Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California5—1 year out——95Cypress CollegeCypress, California5—1 year out——96Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California5—1 year out——97Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California5—1 year out——98Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——99Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California5—1 year out——100Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California5—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 95 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Musicians InstituteHollywood, California83—1 year out——2Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California35—1 year out——3Atlanta Institute of Music and MediaDuluth, Georgia29$24,1091 year out$24,762$13,326 4Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington24—1 year out——5Berklee College of MusicBoston, Massachusetts23—1 year out——6University of FloridaGainesville, Florida20—1 year out——7Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, Tennessee15—1 year out——8Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, Massachusetts12—1 year out——9Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——10University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina12—1 year out——11South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas12—1 year out——12Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——13Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California11—1 year out——14University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin11—1 year out——15Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California10—1 year out——16Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon10—1 year out——17Visible Music CollegeMemphis, Tennessee10$24,9931 year out—$5,500 18University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida9—1 year out——19Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, New York9—1 year out——20Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——21Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio8—1 year out——22Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio8—1 year out——23Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——24Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming8—1 year out——25Reedley CollegeReedley, California7—1 year out——26University of KansasLawrence, Kansas7—1 year out——27Temple CollegeTemple, Texas7—1 year out——28American InterContinental University-AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia7$22,6901 year out—$9,500 29California College of MusicPasadena, California7—1 year out——30Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California6—1 year out——31City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois6—1 year out——32Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan6—1 year out——33Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri6—1 year out——34Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas6—1 year out——35American InterContinental University-HoustonHouston, Texas6$22,6901 year out—$9,500 36Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California5—1 year out——37Ventura CollegeVentura, California5—1 year out——38Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado5—1 year out——39Valley City State UniversityValley City, North Dakota5—1 year out——40Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana5—1 year out——41Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona4—1 year out——42Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California4—1 year out——43Chabot CollegeHayward, California4—1 year out——44Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——45Millikin UniversityDecatur, Illinois4—1 year out——46Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts4—1 year out——47Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota4—1 year out——48Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York4—1 year out——49Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah4—1 year out——50Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia4—1 year out——51Los Angeles College of MusicPasadena, California4—1 year out——52Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona3—1 year out——53Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois3—1 year out——54University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts3—1 year out——55University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota3—1 year out——56SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, New York3—1 year out——57Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas3—1 year out——58Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur, Texas3—1 year out——59Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah3—1 year out——60University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin3—1 year out——61City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California2—1 year out——62College of the DesertPalm Desert, California2—1 year out——63Laney CollegeOakland, California2—1 year out——64MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California2—1 year out——65Ohlone CollegeFremont, California2—1 year out——66San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California2—1 year out——67Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California2—1 year out——68Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield, Massachusetts2—1 year out——69Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, Ohio2—1 year out——70Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas2—1 year out——71Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1—1 year out——72El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California1—1 year out——73Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California1—1 year out——74Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California1—1 year out——75College of San MateoSan Mateo, California1—1 year out——76Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado1—1 year out——77University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida1—1 year out——78University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia1—1 year out——79College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois1—1 year out——80Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana1—1 year out——81Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana1—1 year out——82Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana1—1 year out——83Hood CollegeFrederick, Maryland1—1 year out——84Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan1—1 year out——85University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri1—1 year out——86University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada1—1 year out——87Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey1—1 year out——88Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina1—1 year out——89Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio1—1 year out——90Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——91Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, Virginia1—1 year out——92Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, Virginia1—1 year out——93Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California1—1 year out——94Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California1—1 year out——95American InterContinental University SystemChandler, Arizona—$22,6901 year out—$9,500

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).