Bachelor's Music Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Music Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-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 199 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.23×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 2Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee0.27×6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 3Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island0.29×92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 4University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.32×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 5University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida0.34×19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 6The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.35×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 7Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0.36×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 8Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida0.36×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 9Puerto Rico Conservatory of MusicSan Juan, Puerto Rico0.37×78%—$7k$19k67%307< 1 mi 10University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota0.37×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 11California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.37×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 12Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0.38×8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 13University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona0.38×86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 14University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island0.39×72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 15University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida0.40×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 16Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana0.42×73%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 mi 17University of California-DavisDavis, California0.43×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 18University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.43×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 19Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.43×5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 20Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts0.43×———$93k—1,8022 mi 21University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma0.44×77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 22The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas0.44×87%1105$11k$57k53%30,580132 mi 23San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.44×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 24University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.44×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 25Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey0.45×78%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 26University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts0.45×83%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 27California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.45×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 28University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.45×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 29University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.45×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 30James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia0.46×72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 31Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland0.46×82%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 32University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina0.46×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 33Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois0.46×88%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 34Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee0.46×69%1121$13k$49k54%16,301364 mi 35St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota0.46×48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 36The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.47×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 37University of North TexasDenton, Texas0.47×72%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 38University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri0.47×64%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 39University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky0.47×79%1150$18k$54k61%14,727248 mi 40University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee0.47×72%1088$12k$48k51%12,701322 mi 41Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas0.47×94%1066$14k$50k53%8,728122 mi 42Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York0.48×68%1319$34k$69k69%6,4886 mi 43West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas0.48×99%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 44CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.49×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 45Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana0.49×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 46Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas0.49×86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 47San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.49×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 48The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0.49×27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 49University of OregonEugene, Oregon0.50×88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 50University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa0.50×93%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 51Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado0.50×89%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 52Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington0.51×93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 53Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas0.51×91%1050$12k$51k42%4,7488 mi 54California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.51×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 55Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas0.51×89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 56George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.51×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 57Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois0.52×65%1000$13k$52k47%4,188155 mi 58University of DenverDenver, Colorado0.52×78%1355$36k$71k76%6,025742 mi 59Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California0.52×88%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 60Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas0.52×63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 61Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas0.53×89%1086$15k$52k40%8,0341 mi 62The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia0.53×83%—$30k$73k79%3,1544 mi 63Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky0.53×78%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi 64Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas0.54×73%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 65University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas0.54×89%1118$17k$46k54%7,762349 mi 66University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut0.54×52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 67University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.54×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 68University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.54×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 69University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0.54×87%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 70University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0.54×88%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 71University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.54×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 72University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire0.54×88%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 73Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.55×55%1076$16k$47k53%26,623221 mi 74University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska0.55×87%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 75Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina0.55×82%1157$13k$49k60%10,024233 mi 76East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas0.55×92%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 77Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky0.56×94%971$11k$44k56%12,155324 mi 78University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina0.56×60%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 79Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey0.56×58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 80Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey0.56×71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 81Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey0.56×66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 82Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa0.56×72%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 83Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan0.56×81%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 84Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama0.56×78%1059$14k$45k55%7,036231 mi 85Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York0.57×69%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 86Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey0.57×88%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 87Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey0.58×71%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 88Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.58×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 89University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin0.58×86%1050$14k$55k59%9,40545 mi 90Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky0.58×86%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 91University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas0.58×74%1169$18k$58k71%28,677421 mi 92DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois0.58×76%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 93Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois0.58×87%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 94Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin0.58×64%1350$23k$56k77%1,39628 mi 95University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin0.58×82%1220$17k$59k64%8,895127 mi 96University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina0.58×89%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 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.