Bachelor's-7% vs national median49 grads tracked
Music at Butler University
Ranked 147th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,637
middle 50%: $20,867 – $43,497
Median · 5 years out
$46,249
middle 50%: $31,024 – $63,874
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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 Butler University's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $27,637 one year after graduating, rising to $46,249 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 147th 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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$46,772 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$46,717 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$46,621 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$46,593 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$46,142 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$45,961 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$45,922 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$148,031 · 5 yrs out
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$130,533 · 5 yrs out
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