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 graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas58$59,9261 year out$47,434$28,000 2The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas41$56,3731 year out$59,947$20,920 3Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas29$56,0721 year out$60,646$31,000 4The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas21$56,0621 year out—$14,612 5University of HoustonHouston, Texas55$52,7991 year out$58,649$26,000 6East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas47$52,2821 year out$48,875$27,101 7Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas57$51,1581 year out$51,050$26,241 8West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas21$50,8811 year out$51,184$24,750 9Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas76$49,9061 year out$51,813$27,816 10Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania14$49,3831 year out$42,353$26,846 11Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas66$47,3181 year out$57,180$27,000 12University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada36$47,1511 year out$49,099$31,000 13The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas44$47,0101 year out$55,874$24,570 14Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa33$45,3671 year out$47,981$27,000 15Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee10$44,6351 year out—$17,500 16Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas32$44,0581 year out—$25,810 17University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin52$43,7641 year out$45,767$26,637 18Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois35$42,8301 year out$31,511$29,000 19University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah45$42,5481 year out$51,815$16,500 20Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas10$42,3281 year out$53,712$26,407 21Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana11$41,4041 year out$39,983$30,745 22Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana18$41,0381 year out$45,102$27,000 23Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia19$39,5931 year out$41,921$27,000 24The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas56$39,5641 year out$52,699$26,000 25University of IowaIowa City, Iowa52$39,1211 year out$37,858$27,783 26Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee21$39,0081 year out—$31,000 27University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina23$38,8311 year out—$25,858 28University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas23$38,8111 year out$46,649$27,000 29Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana10$38,8071 year out$46,471—30University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina59$38,6571 year out$48,505$27,000 31Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan71$38,6561 year out$40,644$26,750 32Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado45$38,2771 year out$53,174$26,837 33University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi17$38,0291 year out—$17,250 34Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania19$37,6601 year out—$27,000 35Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois15$37,1631 year out$50,907$26,300 36The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas12$37,1041 year out——37The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas51$37,0201 year out$53,273$24,911 38Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey61$36,7071 year out$46,231$26,000 39Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey4$36,7071 year out$46,231$26,000 40Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey1$36,7071 year out$46,231$26,000 41University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas6$36,4651 year out$54,202$29,139 42McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana11$36,3051 year out—$23,250 43University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio15$36,2931 year out$27,350$25,062 44Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio34$36,2521 year out$40,932$27,000 45Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$36,2521 year out$40,932$27,000 46Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$36,2521 year out$40,932$27,000 47Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$36,2521 year out$40,932$27,000 48Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$36,2521 year out$40,932$27,000 49Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$36,2521 year out$40,932$27,000 50James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia69$36,1061 year out$45,783$20,968 51University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri44$35,9391 year out—$27,000 52University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri8$35,8351 year out$42,194—53University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama24$35,5991 year out$39,095$24,000 54University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts35$35,3111 year out$59,730$27,000 55Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan38$34,8821 year out$45,043$29,198 56Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois77$34,8231 year out$48,276$18,166 57Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky30$34,7661 year out$43,735$24,317 58George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia63$34,6111 year out$46,718$24,048 59Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island10$34,5491 year out$49,042$14,133 60Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky13$34,4281 year out$41,644$27,357 61Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky27$34,0981 year out$46,197$26,731 62Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois15$34,0791 year out—$23,500 63Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia27$33,4301 year out—$13,000 64CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York19$33,3841 year out$29,383—65Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, Michigan—$33,2561 year out——66Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio33$33,1431 year out$44,322$27,000 67Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania39$33,0701 year out$42,093$27,956 68Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York16$32,9241 year out——69Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan39$32,9111 year out$46,187$26,000 70Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama47$32,8931 year out$48,790$27,500 71Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio13$32,8871 year out—$30,000 72University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina48$32,8801 year out$41,458$19,000 73Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois25$32,8531 year out$44,586$20,500 74Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey89$32,7811 year out$58,894$26,500 75Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois19$32,6661 year out$46,354$30,000 76University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma11$32,2531 year out—$21,500 77University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa15$32,1751 year out$38,893$19,500 78The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee40$31,8881 year out$38,564$23,453 79University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota15$31,7801 year out—$24,427 80San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California27$31,6211 year out$30,461$15,000 81University of North TexasDenton, Texas236$31,4501 year out$52,244$24,456 82Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania33$31,4291 year out$41,602—83University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana6$31,3731 year out——84The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California9$31,3401 year out—$25,334 85University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut39$31,3361 year out$46,374$25,000 86University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$31,3361 year out$46,374$25,000 87University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$31,3361 year out$46,374$25,000 88University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$31,3361 year out$46,374$25,000 89University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$31,3361 year out$46,374$25,000 90Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington10$31,1791 year out—$19,500 91University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin20$31,1341 year out$46,845$27,000 92Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky24$31,0881 year out$35,822$25,000 93University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire16$30,7161 year out$49,668$27,000 94University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri13$30,3211 year out$46,340$21,750 95University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho22$30,1911 year out$34,902—96Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky17$30,1061 year out$38,429$20,379 97East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee27$30,0041 year out$24,436$23,000 98Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon35$29,6301 year out—$19,184 99Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0$29,6301 year out—$19,184 100University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado92$29,4831 year out$36,502$27,000

Associate programs — top 100 of 252 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida33$23,0181 year out—$27,000 2Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida32$22,9851 year out$25,895$10,575 3Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California389$21,3991 year out$29,529$22,625 4Atlanta Institute of Music and MediaDuluth, Georgia19$16,0861 year out—$19,687 5Musicians InstituteHollywood, California42—1 year out——6Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah34—1 year out——7St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida30—1 year out——8Citrus CollegeGlendora, California28—1 year out——9Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California23—1 year out——10Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida23—1 year out——11Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon23—1 year out——12Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington23—1 year out$18,778$17,644 13Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New York22—1 year out—$12,000 14Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California21—1 year out——15Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California20—1 year out——16Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida19—1 year out——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

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

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 (—).