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Music, bachelor's programs nationwide

Nationally, bachelor's graduates in Music earn a median $42,892 four years after graduating. Among 124 programs with federal earnings data, The University of Texas at El Paso (TX) graduates had the highest median, $60,172 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data
124
Highest median
$60,172
National median
$42,892
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Music, bachelor's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
The University of Texas at El PasoTX$60,172+40%$14,894Compare
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$59,218+38%$15,175Compare
The University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$59,198+38%$22,714Compare
Sam Houston State UniversityTX$58,743+37%$25,630Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC$58,127+36%$18,007Compare
University of California-San DiegoCA$58,071+35%$19,500Compare
Texas Tech UniversityTX$57,043+33%$27,000Compare
University of HoustonTX$56,667+32%$25,000Compare
University of ConnecticutFigure covers 5 campusesCT$56,104+31%$24,148Compare
Rutgers University-New BrunswickFigure covers 3 campusesNJ$56,008+31%$25,492Compare
University of North TexasTX$55,705+30%$23,425Compare
Monmouth UniversityNJ$55,526+29%$24,625Compare
Texas A & M University-CommerceTX$55,438+29%$24,728Compare
Illinois State UniversityIL$54,767+28%$20,500Compare
The University of Texas at San AntonioTX$53,878+26%$23,703Compare
Northwestern UniversityIL$53,875+26%$18,039Compare
University of Massachusetts LowellMA$53,384+24%$27,000Compare
New York UniversityNY$52,841+23%$25,000
Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$52,341+22%$26,000Compare
Texas State UniversityTX$52,320+22%$23,250Compare
Michigan State UniversityMI$52,132+22%$26,750Compare
James Madison UniversityVA$51,882+21%$20,968Compare
Ithaca CollegeNY$51,338+20%$27,000Compare
Central Washington UniversityWA$51,008+19%$26,000Compare
Luther CollegeIA$50,947+19%$27,000Compare

The 25 highest of 124 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Music. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).