Bachelor's-22% vs national median88 grads tracked
Music at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Ranked 229th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,287
middle 50%: $19,775 – $30,926
Median · 5 years out
$38,895
middle 50%: $27,104 – $53,485
Median · 10 years out
$55,464
middle 50%: $32,572 – $74,301
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Music (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Music graduates from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts earn a median of $25k in their first year. By year 10, salaries reach $55k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
10.6 yrs
≈ $13,539 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern Oregon University
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$40,103 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$40,093 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$40,067 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$39,196 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$38,661 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$38,623 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$38,416 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$38,400 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$56,339 · 5 yrs out
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's)
$54,796 · 5 yrs out
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's)
$50,759 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$49,299 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts, General (Certificate)
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Dance (Bachelor's)
$37,897 · 5 yrs out