Bachelor's0% vs national median364 grads tracked
Music at University of Colorado Boulder
Ranked 97th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,916
middle 50%: $22,860 – $46,593
Median · 5 years out
$49,731
middle 50%: $32,172 – $70,298
Median · 10 years out
$62,119
middle 50%: $39,967 – $104,142
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Music (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of University of Colorado Boulder's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $32,916 one year after graduating, rising to $62,119 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 97th of 250 reporting programs.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,275 total interest
Same major at other universities
Grambling State University
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$50,238 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$49,831 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$49,811 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$49,677 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$49,582 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$49,501 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$49,441 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
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$179,121 · 5 yrs out
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$162,413 · 5 yrs out
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Engineering (Doctorate)
$134,060 · 5 yrs out
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$121,503 · 5 yrs out
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$121,397 · 5 yrs out
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Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
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$111,405 · 5 yrs out
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