Colleges 70
Public 29
Graduates in 2023-24 1,698
Typical earnings 1 yr after $29,315
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $42,269
National, 4 yrs after $43,222
Sonoma State University University of Redlands University of California-San Diego Biola University San Francisco Conservatory of Music University of Silicon Valley California State University-Long Beach University of California-Los Angeles California State Polytechnic University-Pomona University of California-Irvine University of the Pacific California State University-Sacramento California State University-Chico San Diego State University Chapman University California State University-Northridge California Institute of the Arts California State University-Monterey Bay California State University-Fullerton California State University-Los Angeles San Francisco State University University of Southern California University of California-Santa Barbara Academy of Art University California Lutheran University University of California-Berkeley University of California-Riverside Concordia University-Irvine Los Angeles Film School Azusa Pacific University Los Angeles College of Music Bethesda University California Baptist University California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt California State University-Bakersfield California State University-Dominguez Hills California State University-East Bay California State University-Fresno California State University-San Bernardino California State University-San Marcos California State University-Stanislaus Claremont McKenna College Dominican University of California Fresno Pacific University La Sierra University Loyola Marymount University Mount Saint Mary's University Occidental College Pacific Union College Pepperdine University Pitzer College Point Loma Nazarene University Pomona College Saint Mary's College of California San Jose State University Santa Clara University Scripps College Simpson University Stanford University The Master's University and Seminary University of California-Davis University of California-Santa Cruz University of La Verne University of San Diego Vanguard University of Southern California Westmont College Whittier College William Jessup University World Mission University All music programs in California Sorted by earnings four years after graduation. Click a heading to sort.
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 22 $39,731 $65,533 n/a University of Redlands Redlands, CA 12 n/a $59,275 $23,322 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 22 $25,949 $58,071 $17,000 Biola University La Mirada, CA 22 $41,268 $50,781 $20,250 San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA 56 n/a $49,186 $25,000 University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA 9 n/a $48,360 n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 108 $23,094 $47,831 $18,010 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 79 $29,315 $47,779 $13,000 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 43 $33,778 $44,910 $16,263 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 17 n/a $43,120 $14,923 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 17 n/a $43,093 n/a California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 39 n/a $42,774 $15,000 California State University-Chico Chico, CA 28 $34,293 $42,269 $10,673 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 65 $25,783 $42,090 $19,587 Chapman University Orange, CA 30 $27,373 $41,698 $23,500 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 102 $28,903 $40,669 $14,000 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA 36 $22,071 $40,294 $26,000 California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA 7 n/a $40,077 n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 67 $25,043 $39,590 $25,429 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 38 $27,448 $39,120 $22,016 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 25 $36,891 $38,639 $18,812 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 81 $31,854 $34,124 $16,649 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 23 n/a $33,825 $9,816 Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA 23 n/a $33,151 n/a California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 23 n/a $32,316 $22,125 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 58 $49,985 n/a $8,141 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 23 $38,187 n/a $20,035 Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA 14 $36,573 n/a n/a Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA 237 $31,013 n/a $46,476 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA 31 $28,836 n/a n/a Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA 24 $22,957 n/a $31,000 Bethesda University Anaheim, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a California Baptist University Riverside, CA 22 n/a n/a $20,750 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 16 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 37 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a La Sierra University Riverside, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Occidental College Los Angeles, CA 17 n/a n/a n/a Pacific Union College Angwin, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Pepperdine University Malibu, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Pitzer College Claremont, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a Pomona College Claremont, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 35 n/a n/a n/a Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a Scripps College Claremont, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Simpson University Redding, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 20 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of La Verne La Verne, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of San Diego San Diego, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Whittier College Whittier, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a William Jessup University Rocklin, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a World Mission University Los Angeles, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How many colleges in California offer music? 70 colleges in California awarded bachelor's degrees in music in 2022-23 or 2023-24, 29 of them public.
Where do music graduates earn the most in California? Sonoma State University, with median earnings of $65,533 four years after graduation (programs with at least 5 graduates).
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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 .