Bachelor's Music Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Music Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Music programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 240 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas$59,92690%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 2The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$56,37394%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 3Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas$56,07291%1050$12k$51k42%4,7488 mi 4The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$56,062100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 5University of HoustonHouston, Texas$52,79974%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 6East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas$52,28292%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 7Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$51,15889%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 8West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas$50,88199%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 9Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas$49,90673%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 10Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, Pennsylvania$49,38384%1240$27k$63k65%1,68458 mi 11Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas$47,31894%1066$14k$50k53%8,728122 mi 12University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$47,15196%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 13The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$47,01087%1105$11k$57k53%30,580132 mi 14Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa$45,36772%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 15Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$44,63576%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 16Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas$44,05896%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 17University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin$43,76482%1220$17k$59k64%8,895127 mi 18Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois$42,83070%—$13k$58k49%11,30153 mi 19University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$42,54886%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 20Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas$42,32886%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 21Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana$41,40499%1090$13k$46k45%9,51416 mi 22Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana$41,03881%—$11k$48k43%6,188149 mi 23Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia$39,59390%1060$15k$54k49%6,038180 mi 24The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$39,56427%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 25University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$39,12184%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 26Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee$39,00896%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 27University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina$38,83180%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 28University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas$38,81174%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 29Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana$38,80782%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 30University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$38,65760%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 31Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$38,65685%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 32Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado$38,27789%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 33University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi$38,02997%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 34Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania$37,66071%1095$20k$53k66%6,78868 mi 35Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois$37,16365%1000$13k$52k47%4,188155 mi 36The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas$37,10494%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 37The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$37,02080%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 38Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$36,70758%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 39Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey$36,70771%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 40Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey$36,70766%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 41University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas$36,46589%1118$17k$46k54%7,762349 mi 42McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana$36,30578%1087$12k$46k47%5,00528 mi 43University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio$36,29360%1081$14k$47k52%9,05232 mi 44Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio$36,25285%1212$22k$53k65%19,633144 mi 45Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio$36,252——$6k$53k14%833145 mi 46Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio$36,252——$6k$53k14%691115 mi 47Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio$36,252——$6k$53k22%560101 mi 48Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio$36,252——$6k$53k21%415199 mi 49Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio$36,252——$4k$53k21%298106 mi 50James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$36,10672%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 51University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$35,93978%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 52University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$35,83563%1199$15k$53k57%5,024254 mi 53University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama$35,59987%—$12k$45k55%5,811282 mi 54University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts$35,31183%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 55Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan$34,88283%1074$16k$56k67%18,85417 mi 56Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$34,8238%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 57Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky$34,76694%971$11k$44k56%12,155324 mi 58George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$34,61187%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 59Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$34,54992%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 60Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky$34,42868%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 61Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky$34,09886%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 62Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois$34,07998%1100$15k$56k57%8,750240 mi 63Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$33,43011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 64CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$33,38454%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 65Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, Michigan$33,25699%—$12k$42k51%71627 mi 66Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio$33,14370%1068$23k$54k60%1,585102 mi 67Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania$33,07091%1082$17k$51k56%6,764116 mi 68Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$32,9244%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 69Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan$32,91181%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 70Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama$32,89378%1059$14k$45k55%7,036231 mi 71Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio$32,88791%—$15k$52k51%8,9691 mi 72University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$32,88015%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 73Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$32,85388%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 74Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey$32,78178%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 75Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois$32,66671%—$13k$54k45%4,410186 mi 76University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma$32,25362%1389$15k$61k72%2,813443 mi 77University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$32,17593%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 78The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$31,88842%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 79University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota$31,78089%1251$19k$63k65%7,336< 1 mi 80San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$31,62196%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 81University of North TexasDenton, Texas$31,45072%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 82Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania$31,42993%1090$16k$52k54%9,21098 mi 83University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana$31,37396%981$18k$55k55%1,56794 mi 84The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California$31,34084%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 85University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$31,33652%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 86University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$31,33683%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 87University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$31,33688%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 88University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut$31,33687%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 89University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut$31,33688%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 90Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington$31,17983%1150$22k$55k71%6458 mi 91University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin$31,13486%1050$14k$55k59%9,40545 mi 92Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky$31,08877%—$10k$43k52%4,578226 mi 93University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire$30,71688%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 94University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri$30,32164%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 95University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho$30,19176%1116$15k$55k57%7,747254 mi 96Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky$30,10678%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.