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Bachelor's-14% vs national median43 grads tracked

Music at State University of New York at Oneonta

Ranked 203rd of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,622
middle 50%: $21,062 – $38,279
Median · 5 years out
$42,800
middle 50%: $26,659 – $65,986
Median · 10 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $43,047 – $89,177

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 State University of New York at Oneonta's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $28,622 one year after graduating, rising to $59,848 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 203rd 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
9.7 yrs
≈ $12,017 total interest

Same major at other universities

East Carolina University
$43,216 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$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 New Paltz
$42,596 · 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

Other majors at State University of New York at Oneonta

Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$87,615 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,833 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$72,558 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$68,203 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$68,059 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,303 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out

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