Bachelor's-8% vs national median115 grads tracked
Music at University of Minnesota Duluth
Ranked 152nd of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,628
middle 50%: $24,296 – $41,308
Median · 5 years out
$45,922
middle 50%: $33,791 – $57,090
Median · 10 years out
$60,961
middle 50%: $47,802 – $82,929
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 Minnesota Duluth's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $30,628 one year after graduating, rising to $60,961 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 152nd 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
9.1 yrs
≈ $11,164 total interest
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$46,497 · 5 yrs out
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$46,249 · 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
Augusta University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$45,622 · 5 yrs out
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$148,888 · 5 yrs out
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$92,042 · 5 yrs out
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