WhatGradsMake

What Music grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $49,659 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$34,057$71,002$82,300+43%
2University of HoustonTX$58,770$65,453$71,654+32%
3University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$55,607$64,941$69,154+31%
4Texas A&M University - KingsvilleTX$51,284$64,737$69,258+30%
5University of Texas at El PasoTX$57,799$64,463$69,339+30%
6Sam Houston State UniversityTX$52,594$64,002$68,982+29%
7University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$49,269$63,587$70,870+28%
8University of Texas at AustinTX$52,513$63,485$76,828+28%
9Texas State UniversityTX$52,026$63,057$68,763+27%
10Texas Tech UniversityTX$43,047$62,045$69,993+25%
11University of Texas at San AntonioTX$51,320$61,827$65,127+25%
12Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$44,737$61,545$63,610+24%
13Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$47,662$61,407$66,424+24%
14University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$41,695$61,332+24%
15Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX$36,215$61,332$76,595+24%
16West Texas A&M UniversityTX$43,989$61,218$67,773+23%
17Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$31,104$61,218$64,402+23%
18Texas A&M International UniversityTX$27,655$60,990$65,194+23%
19Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$48,213$60,560$65,479+22%
20Lamar UniversityTX$44,276$60,095$68,521+21%
21Texas Southern UniversityTX$42,371$59,848$74,729+21%
22University of ConnecticutCT$30,828$59,754$71,441+20%
23Texas Southmost CollegeTX$54,051$59,517$58,497+20%
24University of VirginiaVA$41,165$59,517$83,267+20%
25Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$29,704$59,422+20%
26Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$24,704$59,105+19%
27SUNY College at GeneseoNY$32,639$58,734$56,877+18%
28George Mason UniversityVA$40,720$58,680$70,412+18%
29Hampton UniversityVA$34,668$58,249$68,098+17%
30Nicholls State UniversityLA$39,884$58,065+17%
31University of North TexasTX$42,029$57,891$66,044+17%
32Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$33,372$57,867$74,986+17%
33University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$33,779$57,760$72,095+16%
34University of RichmondVA$36,674$57,471$72,585+16%
35CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY$41,063$57,334$80,163+15%
36James Madison UniversityVA$40,910$57,051$66,291+15%
37College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$36,215$56,877$74,643+15%
38Binghamton UniversityNY$31,905$56,877$76,644+15%
39College of Saint BenedictMN$35,757$56,170$64,085+13%
40University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$34,473$55,746+12%
41Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$23,771$55,464$76,554+12%
42Northern Illinois UniversityIL$36,867$55,261$65,986+11%
43University of Mary WashingtonVA$33,372$54,919$70,012+11%
44CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$34,289$54,857$64,204+10%
45Oregon State UniversityOR$28,071$54,857$68,249+10%
46University of Texas at TylerTX$41,995$54,804$65,669+10%
47Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$37,041$54,757+10%
48University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$38,834$54,672$73,677+10%
49University of Saint ThomasMN$35,528$54,365$69,154+9%
50Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$30,143$54,333$65,231+9%
51Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$34,002$54,252$48,487+9%
52West Virginia UniversityWV$35,286$54,244$62,058+9%
53University of UtahUT$35,788$54,199$69,154+9%
54Tarleton State UniversityTX$42,800$54,142$66,961+9%
55Texas Woman's UniversityTX$43,047$53,848$62,224+8%
56Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$34,668$53,776$62,626+8%
57University of Minnesota MorrisMN$43,497$53,767$56,877+8%
58Angelo State UniversityTX$42,686$53,767$66,514+8%
59City College of New York - CUNYNY$35,340$53,597$67,343+8%
60State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$30,192$53,343$60,961+7%
61Christopher Newport UniversityVA$25,665$53,288$56,877+7%
62University of New HavenCT$31,526$53,243+7%
63Loyola University ChicagoIL$26,416$53,243$59,848+7%
64University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$43,523$53,053$65,194+7%
65Texas A&M UniversityTX$38,509$52,920$56,877+7%
66University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$37,592$52,636+6%
67Saint John's UniversityMN$37,592$52,636$77,524+6%
68Salem State UniversityMA$33,005$52,479+6%
69University of MichiganMI$36,187$52,466$71,617+6%
70University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$38,649$52,401$72,585+6%
71Old Dominion UniversityVA$37,285$52,354$62,158+5%
72Weber State UniversityUT$27,370$52,354+5%
73University of IowaIA$35,012$52,246$65,743+5%
74University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$34,930$52,185$60,889+5%
75CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$37,132$52,165$59,848+5%
76University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$29,336$51,714$63,769+4%
77Ball State UniversityIN$36,314$51,647$62,136+4%
78CUNY Queens CollegeNY$33,485$51,576$54,051+4%
79Eastern Oregon UniversityOR$26,303$51,576$62,818+4%
80Miami UniversityOH$35,466$51,324$62,132+3%
81Norfolk State UniversityVA$37,216$51,223$59,848+3%
82University of Louisiana at MonroeLA$36,903$51,223+3%
83University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$35,561$51,223$56,563+3%
84College of William & MaryVA$35,474$51,223$76,554+3%
85Utah Valley UniversityUT$33,861$51,223+3%
86University of WyomingWY$26,890$50,919+3%
87University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI$34,513$50,791$58,019+2%
88Clayton State UniversityGA$33,739$50,676$60,272+2%
89University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$39,563$50,486$58,597+2%
90Adams State UniversityCO$32,272$50,381$57,769+1%
91Grambling State UniversityLA$29,263$50,311+1%
92Georgia State UniversityGA$35,091$50,238$61,545+1%
93Virginia State UniversityVA$43,047$50,129$57,867+1%
94Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$41,695$49,855$56,3120%
95Western Illinois UniversityIL$34,550$49,831$60,1300%
96University of AlabamaAL$35,673$49,811$57,6690%
97University of Colorado BoulderCO$32,916$49,731$62,1190%
98University of GeorgiaGA$32,287$49,677$71,7680%
99University of OklahomaOK$24,774$49,6590%
100University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$31,066$49,582$68,3630%
101University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$32,022$49,501$61,3320%
102Ohio UniversityOH$36,444$49,441$58,4170%
103Arizona State UniversityAZ$32,557$49,269$63,044-1%
104Western Colorado UniversityCO$26,493$49,269$59,353-1%
105Monmouth CollegeIL$34,840$49,233$60,837-1%
106Utah State UniversityUT$29,948$49,171-1%
107Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$28,235$49,171$53,735-1%
108Indiana State UniversityIN$36,903$49,156$55,725-1%
109Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$25,735$49,095$55,935-1%
110Westfield State UniversityMA$31,905$49,035$56,877-1%
111Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$33,209$48,943-1%
112University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$35,253$48,747$64,402-2%
113Illinois State UniversityIL$33,788$48,731$63,044-2%
114University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$28,777$48,715$56,312-2%
115University of Colorado DenverCO$32,639$48,650$65,458-2%
116State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$28,969$48,558$58,799-2%
117College of CharlestonSC$34,473$48,487$65,353-2%
118University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$31,637$48,487$54,757-2%
119Furman UniversitySC$26,716$48,377$64,578-3%
120University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$30,506$48,325$57,334-3%
121Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$33,436$48,258$59,253-3%
122University of South DakotaSD$28,474$48,238$57,726-3%
123Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton RougeLA$38,692$48,213$50,311-3%
124University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$30,926$48,213$64,854-3%
125DePaul UniversityIL$32,231$48,182$67,193-3%
126University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$32,160$48,066$62,224-3%
127University of West GeorgiaGA$25,818$48,030-3%
128Truman State UniversityMO$24,874$48,020$52,212-3%
129University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$27,886$47,574$55,464-4%
130University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$30,332$47,479$67,042-4%
131Ohio State University (The)OH$32,263$47,270$61,728-5%
132Shenandoah UniversityVA$29,388$47,270$63,874-5%
133Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$32,666$47,229$58,114-5%
134Bemidji State UniversityMN$29,621$47,119-5%
135Bridgewater CollegeVA$27,886$47,013-5%
136Western Carolina UniversityNC$37,274$46,943$51,441-5%
137University of HartfordCT$30,970$46,883$66,690-6%
138University of Arizona (The)AZ$32,557$46,870$62,278-6%
139University of MaineME$26,571$46,803-6%
140Colorado State UniversityCO$32,764$46,784$53,942-6%
141Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$34,630$46,772$57,805-6%
142Cleveland State UniversityOH$32,272$46,717$52,989-6%
143St. Cloud State UniversityMN$27,237$46,663-6%
144University of Northern IowaIA$28,969$46,621$59,517-6%
145McNeese State UniversityLA$40,342$46,593-6%
146University of New Orleans (The)LA$25,654$46,497$52,354-6%
147Butler UniversityIN$27,637$46,249-7%
148University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$32,333$46,207$58,858-7%
149Elmhurst UniversityIL$31,066$46,142$58,858-7%
150Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$32,296$46,055-7%
151State University of New York at AlbanyNY$30,143$45,961$53,343-7%
152University of Minnesota DuluthMN$30,628$45,922$60,961-8%
153Radford UniversityVA$33,731$45,751$56,017-8%
154State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$31,227$45,751$69,584-8%
155Snow CollegeUT$30,775$45,751-8%
156Hamline UniversityMN$29,948$45,751-8%
157Augusta UniversityGA$26,197$45,751$69,154-8%
158University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$32,582$45,622$58,574-8%
159University of LynchburgVA$30,926$45,525-8%
160Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$30,764$45,494$64,666-8%
161Black Hills State UniversitySD$33,976$45,365$63,451-9%
162Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$31,340$45,334$63,214-9%
163Saint Olaf CollegeMN$32,857$45,315$62,818-9%
164Augsburg UniversityMN$41,501$45,210-9%
165University of Montana (The)MT$30,576$44,994$58,114-9%
166Millikin UniversityIL$31,055$44,978$57,676-9%
167Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$28,639$44,939$47,802-9%
168SUNY at FredoniaNY$28,103$44,911$59,848-10%
169Roanoke CollegeVA$37,984$44,849-10%
170Agnes Scott CollegeGA$35,528$44,849-10%
171University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$28,969$44,728$58,659-10%
172University of Saint FrancisIN$34,840$44,669-10%
173Valdosta State UniversityGA$28,836$44,669$56,620-10%
174Fort Lewis CollegeCO$28,680$44,624$56,312-10%
175Berry CollegeGA$28,103$44,592-10%
176SUNY College at PurchaseNY$27,945$44,592$62,962-10%
177Purdue University Fort WayneIN$32,523$44,549-10%
178University of OregonOR$29,165$44,502$61,827-10%
179Bridgewater State UniversityMA$43,047$44,398-11%
180University of Northwestern- St PaulMN$34,546$44,398$59,848-11%
181Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$29,214$44,398$45,300-11%
182Northwestern State UniversityLA$28,199$44,398$52,354-11%
183Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$29,388$44,334$68,310-11%
184University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$33,209$44,295$52,283-11%
185East Central UniversityOK$43,047$44,206-11%
186University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$33,189$44,173$51,223-11%
187Columbus State UniversityGA$28,392$44,098$51,537-11%
188Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$28,247$44,043$56,877-11%
189University of Central OklahomaOK$25,321$44,012-11%
190Liberty UniversityVA$32,017$44,001$57,619-11%
191Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$33,372$43,948$55,746-11%
192Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$30,329$43,948$63,542-11%
193Portland State UniversityOR$28,898$43,869$60,059-12%
194Western Oregon UniversityOR$28,309$43,722$60,837-12%
195University of Maine - AugustaME$27,237$43,722$49,513-12%
196University of Central MissouriMO$31,905$43,588$60,442-12%
197East Carolina UniversityNC$27,305$43,216$61,332-13%
198Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$33,505$43,159$53,485-13%
199University of Akron (The)OH$29,978$43,155$55,111-13%
200Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$32,785$43,047-13%
201Montana State University BozemanMT$32,393$43,047-13%
202Wheaton CollegeIL$27,650$43,047$54,051-13%
203State University of New York at OneontaNY$28,622$42,800$59,848-14%
204State University of New York at New PaltzNY$25,504$42,596$56,877-14%
205State University of New York at BuffaloNY$28,338$42,505$65,194-14%
206Midwestern State UniversityTX$34,840$42,371$58,574-15%
207Central State UniversityOH$31,905$42,371-15%
208University of CincinnatiOH$29,640$42,146$57,991-15%
209Concordia College - MoorheadMN$26,659$42,146$53,107-15%
210University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$30,528$42,106$59,550-15%
211Bowling Green State UniversityOH$26,257$42,063$52,311-15%
212North Carolina Central UniversityNC$31,317$42,006$54,453-15%
213North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$36,322$41,964$50,007-15%
214Southern Virginia UniversityVA$37,592$41,887-16%
215Colorado State University-PuebloCO$33,582$41,785$52,989-16%
216Northern State UniversitySD$29,236$41,695-16%
217Indiana University SoutheastIN$34,513$41,544$54,522-16%
218Kent State UniversityOH$28,613$41,044$49,750-17%
219SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$24,751$41,019-17%
220University of Southern MaineME$28,969$40,825$51,627-18%
221Youngstown State UniversityOH$27,746$40,550$52,031-18%
222Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$31,905$40,342-19%
223Southern Oregon UniversityOR$28,460$40,342$51,929-19%
224Brigham Young University - IdahoID$26,115$40,103$61,827-19%
225Lander UniversitySC$33,536$40,093$44,030-19%
226Kennesaw State UniversityGA$28,065$40,067$46,845-19%
227Claflin UniversitySC$35,145$39,655$47,392-20%
228State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$25,869$39,196$64,402-21%
229University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC$25,287$38,895$55,464-22%
230Georgia Southern UniversityGA$26,038$38,692$51,480-22%
231Appalachian State UniversityNC$25,937$38,661$56,524-22%
232University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$28,497$38,623$61,332-22%
233University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$28,199$38,416$62,818-23%
234University of Northern ColoradoCO$27,439$38,400$53,647-23%
235University of Illinois ChicagoIL$32,639$38,377-23%
236University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$25,831$38,233$54,051-23%
237Presbyterian CollegeSC$44,398$38,141$70,298-23%
238University of IndianapolisIN$36,063$37,935-24%
239Winona State UniversityMN$33,772$37,592-24%
240Missouri Western State UniversityMO$31,171$37,592$47,802-24%
241Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$24,591$37,454$52,165-25%
242Winthrop UniversitySC$27,752$37,371$51,505-25%
243Missouri State UniversityMO$26,709$36,903$62,224-26%
244Converse UniversitySC$28,722$36,368$48,487-27%
245Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$32,883$36,215-27%
246Wright State UniversityOH$32,068$36,215$51,223-27%
247University of ToledoOH$34,107$35,452$50,311-29%
248University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$26,134$34,622$58,019-30%
249Macalester CollegeMN$35,391$33,666-32%
250University of Hawaii at HiloHI$28,436$33,372$49,855-33%
251South Dakota State UniversitySD$59,848
252University of the District of ColumbiaDC$49,399
253Connecticut CollegeCT$45,751
254Hollins UniversityVA$41,501
255Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$32,492
256Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$31,905
257Indiana University - South BendIN$29,807
258Bethel UniversityMN$29,704
259Georgia College & State UniversityGA$27,429
260Columbia CollegeSC$23,905

Associate

national median $37,592 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Casper CollegeWY$30,926$54,051$59,848+44%
2Cedar Valley CollegeTX$33,861$48,878+30%
3Stark State CollegeOH$24,266$45,751+22%
4San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX$26,890$44,624$69,498+19%
5Suffolk County Community CollegeNY$25,157$44,060$73,271+17%
6Honolulu Community CollegeHI$34,840$42,146+12%
7South Plains CollegeTX$22,454$41,818$57,372+11%
8San Antonio CollegeTX$27,732$41,019+9%
9Northwest CollegeWY$24,514$40,944$55,746+9%
10Snow CollegeUT$24,204$40,883+9%
11Lamar State College - Port ArthurTX$31,024$38,967+4%
12SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY$19,694$38,050+1%
13Onondaga Community CollegeNY$24,751$37,592$49,9350%
14Orange County Community CollegeNY$32,883$37,041-1%
15Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeMN$28,024$36,491-3%
16South Texas CollegeTX$29,948$35,940-4%
17Niagara County Community CollegeNY$22,854$35,474$49,855-6%
18University of Central OklahomaOK$26,818$34,840-7%
19Monroe Community CollegeNY$26,274$34,840$46,663-7%
20Schenectady County Community CollegeNY$29,421$34,222$47,990-9%
21Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$22,616$32,743-13%
22Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$22,327$31,024$50,539-17%
23Nassau Community CollegeNY$35,757$29,948$56,877-20%
24Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX$67,042
25Owens Community CollegeOH$46,845
26Manchester Community CollegeCT$33,372
27Odessa CollegeTX$31,905
28East Central CollegeMO$25,504

Doctoral (Professional)

national median $65,634 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$45,751$66,619+2%
2Ohio State University (The)OH$47,119$65,6340%
3University of CincinnatiOH$48,908$64,280$71,298-2%
4University of HartfordCT$34,840

Certificate (1-2 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Schenectady County Community CollegeNY$25,256$31,637$48,096

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $42,273 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Collin County Community College DistrictTX$27,370$44,398$54,993+5%
2South Plains CollegeTX$24,243$42,2730%
3Cedar Valley CollegeTX$28,071$37,285-12%
4Portland Community CollegeOR$28,276$35,757-15%

Certificate (2-4 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$41,887$50,311