Bachelor's+29% vs national median629 grads tracked
Music at Sam Houston State University
Ranked 6th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,594
middle 50%: $32,177 – $67,118
Median · 5 years out
$64,002
middle 50%: $48,736 – $73,057
Median · 10 years out
$68,982
middle 50%: $55,071 – $79,958
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 of Sam Houston State University earn a median $53k in their first year. Their earnings grow to $64k in five years and hit $69k after a decade.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,805 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Brooklyn College
$71,002 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$65,453 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$64,941 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$64,737 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$64,463 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$63,587 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$63,485 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$63,057 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$62,045 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$61,407 · 5 yrs out
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$115,506 · 5 yrs out
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$108,971 · 5 yrs out
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$104,899 · 5 yrs out
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$90,139 · 5 yrs out
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$90,083 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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$86,568 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$83,343 · 5 yrs out