Bachelor's+13% vs national median51 grads tracked
Music at College of Saint Benedict
Ranked 39th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,757
middle 50%: $25,214 – $53,040
Median · 5 years out
$56,170
middle 50%: $48,030 – $64,402
Median · 10 years out
$64,085
middle 50%: $53,107 – $73,075
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 College of Saint Benedict's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $35,757 one year after graduating, rising to $64,085 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 39th 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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Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,153 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$57,760 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$57,051 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$54,919 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at College of Saint Benedict
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$90,582 · 5 yrs out
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$82,712 · 5 yrs out
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$81,511 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$79,227 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$74,954 · 5 yrs out
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$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
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$70,870 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
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