Bachelor's-10% vs national median370 grads tracked
Music at SUNY College at Purchase
Ranked 176th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,945
middle 50%: $20,547 – $40,274
Median · 5 years out
$44,592
middle 50%: $28,444 – $66,572
Median · 10 years out
$62,962
middle 50%: $38,311 – $95,959
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 SUNY College at Purchase's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $27,945 one year after graduating, rising to $62,962 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 176th 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,747 total interest
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$44,849 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$44,728 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Francis
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$44,624 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$44,549 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
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$44,398 · 5 yrs out
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$44,398 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
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Elizabeth City State University
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
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$96,310 · 5 yrs out
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