Bachelor's-14% vs national median145 grads tracked
Music at State University of New York at New Paltz
Ranked 204th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,504
middle 50%: $19,199 – $35,215
Median · 5 years out
$42,596
middle 50%: $33,027 – $63,234
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $38,967 – $78,655
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 start with a median salary of $26k. Earnings grow to $57k by the ten-year mark.
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
10 yrs
≈ $12,707 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$43,159 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$43,155 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$42,800 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Central State University
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$42,106 · 5 yrs out
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