Bachelor's0% vs national median85 grads tracked
Music at Northeastern Illinois University
Ranked 94th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,695
middle 50%: $27,848 – $58,363
Median · 5 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $32,743 – $72,585
Median · 10 years out
$56,312
middle 50%: $36,766 – $73,442
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 Northeastern Illinois University's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $41,695 one year after graduating, rising to $56,312 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 94th 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,132 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clayton State University
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$50,486 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$50,381 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$50,238 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$49,831 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$49,811 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$49,731 · 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
Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out