Master's programs 297
Graduates in 2023-24 5,619
Typical median debt $39,700
Typical earnings 1 yr after $37,026
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $46,796
Earnings to debt 0.9x
Official field: Music. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 297 $37,026 $39,700 Doctoral 104 $46,394 $41,032 Professional doctorate 5 n/a n/a
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $19k $28k $39k $56k $58k $84k $78k $111k debt = 1 year of pay Central Washington University: earnings $73,824, debt $29,274 Messiah University: earnings $66,907, debt $32,196 Michigan State University: earnings $51,726, debt $33,887 California State University-Northridge: earnings $50,835, debt $41,000 Colorado State University-Fort Collins: earnings $48,478, debt $26,000 University of Miami: earnings $26,987, debt $41,000 Berklee College of Music: earnings $44,532, debt $41,000 Montclair State University: earnings $49,608, debt $37,000 University of Denver: earnings $31,130, debt $41,000 New York University: earnings $32,774, debt $106,157 San Francisco Conservatory of Music: earnings $28,689, debt $60,352 Johns Hopkins University: earnings $37,669, debt $41,000 Rice University: earnings $36,744, debt $37,384 Ohio University-Main Campus: earnings $52,875, debt $24,628 Bard College: earnings $34,224, debt $29,735 Arizona State University Campus Immersion: earnings $36,742, debt $39,700 Georgia State University: earnings $52,753, debt $38,500 The Juilliard School: earnings $32,251, debt $41,000 Liberty University: earnings $44,550, debt $32,648 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus: earnings $52,331, debt $29,287 Rider University: earnings $52,766, debt $39,372 The New England Conservatory of Music: earnings $40,586, debt $65,868 University of California-Los Angeles: earnings $33,157, debt $41,000 University of Southern California: earnings $36,389, debt $42,500 University of Colorado Boulder: earnings $31,319, debt $29,326 Indiana University-Bloomington: earnings $35,551, debt $41,000 Temple University: earnings $29,103, debt $33,922 University of North Texas: earnings $32,542, debt $37,080 Boston University: earnings $30,881, debt $41,000 University of Rochester: earnings $28,617, debt $41,175 Roosevelt University: earnings $31,328, debt $41,000 Manhattan School of Music: earnings $28,612, debt $76,750 University of North Carolina at Greensboro: earnings $37,309, debt $35,844 Carnegie Mellon University: earnings $32,360, debt $41,000 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: earnings $36,054, debt $21,656 Cleveland Institute of Music: earnings $23,210, debt $41,000 DePaul University: earnings $31,762, debt $41,000 California State University-Fullerton: earnings $33,393, debt $21,968 The University of Texas at Austin: earnings $33,947, debt $37,338 Belmont University: earnings $39,257, debt $42,948 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: earnings $32,924, debt $30,419 Northwestern University: earnings $29,649, debt $41,000 Yale University: earnings $39,377, debt $26,000 California Institute of the Arts: earnings $31,322, debt $90,624 Southern Utah University: earnings $59,825, debt $21,948 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in music Highest first-year earnings Central Washington University $73,824
California State University-Los Angeles $68,967
Sam Houston State University $67,549
Messiah University $66,907
The University of Texas at El Paso $63,586
Southern Utah University $59,825
Rutgers University-New Brunswick $58,234
George Mason University $57,819
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ 20 n/a $82,054 n/a Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 44 $73,824 $79,115 $29,274 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA 28 $66,907 $77,342 $32,196 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX 17 $67,549 $68,888 n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 32 $35,700 $66,502 n/a CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY 24 n/a $63,685 $51,250 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 55 $51,726 $62,193 $33,887 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 15 n/a $60,865 n/a California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 49 $50,835 $60,697 $41,000 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 19 n/a $59,913 n/a Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 24 $48,067 $59,471 n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 53 $48,478 $57,772 $26,000 SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 9 $51,955 $57,662 n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 13 $46,530 $57,099 n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 51 $26,987 $55,826 $41,000 Berklee College of Music Boston, MA 108 $44,532 $55,467 $41,000 University of Hartford West Hartford, CT 30 $32,523 $54,836 n/a Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 45 $49,608 $54,787 $37,000 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 20 $40,317 $54,634 n/a University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 9 n/a $54,262 n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 25 $30,204 $54,160 n/a University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC 15 n/a $54,140 n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 17 $57,819 $53,431 n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 16 n/a $53,139 n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 37 $31,130 $53,050 $41,000 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 16 $44,415 $53,047 n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 27 $32,407 $53,019 n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 25 n/a $52,995 n/a New York University New York, NY 154 $32,774 $52,777 $106,157 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 21 $26,075 $51,887 n/a San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA 64 $28,689 $51,822 $60,352 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 122 $37,669 $51,713 $41,000 Rice University Houston, TX 66 $36,744 $50,777 $37,384 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 8 n/a $50,460 n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 27 $52,875 $50,365 $24,628 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 47 n/a $50,069 $24,426 Wichita State University Wichita, KS 13 $46,718 $49,779 n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 20 n/a $49,602 n/a Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK 19 $42,289 $49,533 n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 16 n/a $49,191 n/a Texas Woman's University Denton, TX 5 n/a $49,163 n/a Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 27 $34,224 $48,961 $29,735 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 13 $39,636 $48,460 n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 20 n/a $47,890 n/a Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 9 n/a $47,885 n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 12 n/a $47,875 n/a University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO 55 n/a $47,852 $39,000 University of South Florida Tampa, FL 25 n/a $46,862 n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 42 $36,742 $46,731 $39,700 Baylor University Waco, TX 19 $26,267 $46,515 n/a Illinois State University Normal, IL 13 $35,079 $46,476 n/a Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 27 $52,753 $46,454 $38,500 The Juilliard School New York, NY 149 $32,251 $46,372 $41,000 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 21 $44,550 $46,324 $32,648 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 64 $52,331 $46,069 $29,287 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ 30 $52,766 $45,928 $39,372 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 34 $30,857 $45,719 n/a The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA 127 $40,586 $45,532 $65,868 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 25 $33,157 $45,410 $41,000 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 78 $36,389 $45,304 $42,500 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 32 $31,319 $45,110 $29,326 Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 12 n/a $45,051 n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 20 $24,988 $44,670 n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 207 $35,551 $44,312 $41,000 Temple University Philadelphia, PA 40 $29,103 $44,122 $33,922 University of North Texas Denton, TX 77 $32,542 $44,040 $37,080 Boston University Boston, MA 66 $30,881 $43,249 $41,000 Shenandoah University Winchester, VA 21 $45,661 $42,787 n/a University of Rochester Rochester, NY 79 $28,617 $42,543 $41,175 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 11 n/a $42,242 n/a Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 36 n/a $41,850 n/a University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 24 n/a $41,657 n/a University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 22 $32,329 $41,645 n/a University of Louisville Louisville, KY 22 $34,962 $41,519 n/a Roosevelt University Chicago, IL 48 $31,328 $41,219 $41,000 Manhattan School of Music New York, NY 217 $28,612 $40,812 $76,750 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 28 $37,309 $40,517 $35,844 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 45 $32,360 $39,953 $41,000 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 18 n/a $39,637 n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 37 $36,054 $39,607 $21,656 Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH 50 $23,210 $38,887 $41,000 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 83 n/a $38,693 $41,000 DePaul University Chicago, IL 37 $31,762 $38,670 $41,000 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 21 $40,257 $38,489 n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 28 $33,393 $37,850 $21,968 Texas State University San Marcos, TX 21 n/a $37,655 $38,594 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 36 $33,947 $37,603 $37,338 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 20 n/a $37,427 n/a Belmont University Nashville, TN 22 $39,257 $37,264 $42,948 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 113 $32,924 $37,208 $30,419 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 54 $29,649 $34,062 $41,000 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 24 $25,465 $33,453 n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 18 $31,598 $32,534 n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 106 $39,377 $29,895 $26,000 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA 23 $31,322 $29,494 $90,624 The New School New York, NY 117 n/a $26,925 $41,000 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 24 $68,967 n/a n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 16 $63,586 n/a n/a Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT 83 $59,825 n/a $21,948 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 16 $58,234 n/a n/a Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 0 $58,234 n/a n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 19 $49,904 n/a n/a West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA 12 $49,119 n/a n/a East Carolina University Greenville, NC 15 $46,538 n/a n/a University of Redlands Redlands, CA 9 $44,341 n/a n/a University of Mississippi University, MS 16 $43,743 n/a n/a University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 18 $41,374 n/a n/a Ithaca College Ithaca, NY 1 $39,343 n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 19 $32,151 n/a n/a Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Alverno College Milwaukee, WI 4 n/a n/a n/a Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Appalachian State University Boone, NC 6 n/a n/a n/a Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 3 n/a n/a n/a Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN 8 n/a n/a n/a Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 20 n/a n/a n/a Baptist University of Florida Graceville, FL 0 n/a n/a n/a Bennington College Bennington, VT 0 n/a n/a n/a Bethesda University Anaheim, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a Boise State University Boise, ID 5 n/a n/a n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Brigham Young University Provo, UT 16 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 2 n/a n/a n/a Butler University Indianapolis, IN 15 n/a n/a n/a CUNY City College New York, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 8 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Hunter College New York, NY 13 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Queens College Queens, NY 25 n/a n/a n/a California Baptist University Riverside, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY 1 n/a n/a n/a Carthage College Kenosha, WI 12 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 6 n/a n/a n/a Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC 7 n/a n/a n/a Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL 12 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a Columbus State University Columbus, GA 17 n/a n/a n/a Converse University Spartanburg, SC 5 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, PA 8 n/a n/a n/a Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 0 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 1 n/a n/a n/a East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 16 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY 4 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 5 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA 14 n/a n/a n/a Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Emporia State University Emporia, KS 10 n/a n/a n/a Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 6 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 23 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 9 n/a n/a n/a Hampton University Hampton, VA 1 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Houghton University Houghton, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Howard University Washington, DC 2 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 12 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN 1 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, PR 2 n/a n/a n/a Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 13 n/a n/a n/a James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 8 n/a n/a n/a Judson University Elgin, IL 5 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 16 n/a n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 14 n/a n/a n/a La Sierra University Riverside, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Lamar University Beaumont, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Lee University Cleveland, TN 9 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA 4 n/a n/a n/a Lynn University Boca Raton, FL 10 n/a n/a n/a Marshall University Huntington, WV 6 n/a n/a n/a Mercer University Macon, GA 2 n/a n/a n/a Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 8 n/a n/a n/a Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 20 n/a n/a n/a Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN 0 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS 3 n/a n/a n/a Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 18 n/a n/a n/a Morehead State University Morehead, KY 1 n/a n/a n/a Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 2 n/a n/a n/a Nazareth University Rochester, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 7 n/a n/a n/a Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA 9 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina Central University Durham, NC 4 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 17 n/a n/a n/a North Park University Chicago, IL 4 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL 4 n/a n/a n/a Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 4 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA 12 n/a n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 12 n/a n/a n/a Park University Parkville, MO 1 n/a n/a n/a Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 3 n/a n/a n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 9 n/a n/a n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 9 n/a n/a n/a Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music San Juan, PR 3 n/a n/a n/a Radford University Radford, VA 2 n/a n/a n/a Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ 6 n/a n/a n/a Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Salem College Winston-Salem, NC 3 n/a n/a n/a Samford University Birmingham, AL 8 n/a n/a n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a Simpson College Indianola, IA 7 n/a n/a n/a Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA 6 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 8 n/a n/a n/a Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR 3 n/a n/a n/a Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK 2 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 18 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a The Catholic University of America Washington, DC 8 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 8 n/a n/a n/a The University of Montana Missoula, MT 3 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX 10 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 10 n/a n/a n/a Towson University Towson, MD 2 n/a n/a n/a Truman State University Kirksville, MO 5 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 7 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 12 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 24 n/a n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Mary Bismarck, ND 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 27 n/a n/a n/a University of Mobile Mobile, AL 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 13 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 1 n/a n/a n/a University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 0 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 4 n/a n/a n/a University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 3 n/a n/a n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 5 n/a n/a n/a University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Maine Portland, ME 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 18 n/a n/a n/a University of Toledo Toledo, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 11 n/a n/a n/a University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 20 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 4 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 4 n/a n/a n/a Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA 7 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 10 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 1 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 5 n/a n/a n/a Webster University Saint Louis, MO 4 n/a n/a n/a Wesleyan College Macon, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 5 n/a n/a n/a West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX 12 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 16 n/a n/a n/a Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 18 n/a n/a n/a Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR 1 n/a n/a n/a Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 2 n/a n/a n/a William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ 12 n/a n/a n/a Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC 1 n/a n/a n/a World Mission University Los Angeles, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 2 n/a n/a n/a
Doctoral programs in music Highest first-year earnings University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus $63,619
University of California-Los Angeles $62,866
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $57,032
University of Kentucky $57,000
Northwestern University $56,974
Michigan State University $54,970
Ohio State University-Main Campus $54,478
University of Maryland-College Park $49,498
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 29 $57,032 $75,367 n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 48 $41,123 $75,055 n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 12 n/a $68,693 n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 26 $49,498 $68,660 n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 11 $56,974 $66,572 n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 10 $42,085 $65,495 n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 45 $54,970 $64,672 n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 51 $46,394 $64,315 $41,032 Boston University Boston, MA 31 n/a $60,156 n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 9 $31,238 $60,133 n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 44 $46,785 $60,076 $55,601 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 37 $28,295 $59,933 n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 31 n/a $59,885 n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 12 n/a $59,802 n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 33 $46,245 $58,016 $31,925 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 11 $54,478 $57,576 n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 25 n/a $57,408 n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 24 n/a $56,716 $38,250 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 19 $48,207 $56,459 n/a University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO 26 n/a $54,810 n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 37 $43,154 $53,477 $40,100 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 23 n/a $52,762 n/a University of Rochester Rochester, NY 37 $45,704 $52,257 n/a University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 7 $49,878 $49,909 $44,399 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 24 $57,000 $49,845 n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 37 $44,376 $48,038 $29,909 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 22 n/a $47,407 n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 21 n/a $47,280 n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 23 $46,123 $46,203 n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 41 $41,379 $45,553 $67,117 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 12 $63,619 n/a n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 15 $62,866 n/a n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 34 $40,939 n/a n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 13 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 2 n/a n/a n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Brown University Providence, RI 1 n/a n/a n/a California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 17 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 9 n/a n/a n/a Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY 0 n/a n/a n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 5 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 8 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 0 n/a n/a n/a James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 10 n/a n/a n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 18 n/a n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 69 n/a n/a $54,666 Manhattan School of Music New York, NY 14 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 10 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 7 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 3 n/a n/a n/a Shenandoah University Winchester, VA 19 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a The Catholic University of America Washington, DC 10 n/a n/a n/a The Juilliard School New York, NY 8 n/a n/a n/a The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA 9 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 14 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Hartford West Hartford, CT 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 24 n/a n/a n/a University of Mississippi University, MS 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Mobile Mobile, AL 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 3 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 6 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 16 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 11 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 1 n/a n/a n/a Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 1 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 14 n/a n/a n/a World Mission University Los Angeles, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 4 n/a n/a n/a
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Frequently asked questions How much do music graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $37,026 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do music graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $39,700 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: Music major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .