Bachelor's+17% vs national median1,539 grads tracked
Music at University of North Texas
Ranked 31st of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,029
middle 50%: $26,982 – $61,561
Median · 5 years out
$57,891
middle 50%: $39,172 – $71,919
Median · 10 years out
$66,044
middle 50%: $47,397 – $81,349
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 University of North Texas's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $42,029 one year after graduating, rising to $66,044 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 31st 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,256 total interest
Same major at other universities
Eastern Connecticut State University
$59,422 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$58,680 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$58,249 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$57,760 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$57,051 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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$137,306 · 5 yrs out
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$117,867 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$112,147 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$110,650 · 5 yrs out
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$110,340 · 5 yrs out
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$107,401 · 5 yrs out
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$104,483 · 5 yrs out
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$99,334 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$99,159 · 5 yrs out