Bachelor's-1% vs national median48 grads tracked
Music at Monmouth College
Ranked 105th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,840
middle 50%: $25,237 – $50,615
Median · 5 years out
$49,233
middle 50%: $40,342 – $61,332
Median · 10 years out
$60,837
middle 50%: $47,574 – $68,249
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 Monmouth College's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $34,840 one year after graduating, rising to $60,837 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 105th 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.
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8.5 yrs
≈ $10,085 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Western Colorado University
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$49,156 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Monmouth College
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$98,712 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,712 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$72,896 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$70,679 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,494 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,318 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$63,496 · 5 yrs out
Biopsychology (Bachelor's)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out