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Bachelor's+2% vs national median571 grads tracked

Music at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Ranked 89th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,563
middle 50%: $26,829 – $48,594
Median · 5 years out
$50,486
middle 50%: $39,967 – $60,177
Median · 10 years out
$58,597
middle 50%: $44,173 – $72,204

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 majors at the University of South Carolina - Columbia earn a $40k median salary initially. After ten years, the median salary is $59k.

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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,318 total interest

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