Bachelor's-19% vs national median113 grads tracked
Music at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 223rd of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,460
middle 50%: $22,701 – $40,849
Median · 5 years out
$40,342
middle 50%: $29,336 – $62,818
Median · 10 years out
$51,929
middle 50%: $28,777 – $65,106
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 Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $28,460 one year after graduating, rising to $51,929 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 223rd 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
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,808 total interest
Same major at other universities
Indiana University Southeast
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$41,044 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$40,825 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$40,550 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State 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
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
$38,895 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Oregon University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out