WhatGradsMake
Associate-17% vs national median64 grads tracked

Music at Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Ranked 22nd of 23 associate programs in Music by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$22,327
middle 50%: $17,502 – $26,948
Median · 5 years out
$31,024
middle 50%: $24,142 – $40,793
Median · 10 years out
$50,539
middle 50%: $32,438 – $65,194

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Music (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges's associate program in Music earn a median $22,327 one year after graduating, rising to $50,539 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $37,592 for this field, ranking 22nd of 23 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?

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
12.3 yrs
≈ $16,518 total interest

Same major at other universities

Other majors at Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Related fields of study