Bachelor's+7% vs national median123 grads tracked
Music at Christopher Newport University
Ranked 61st of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,665
middle 50%: $20,055 – $31,835
Median · 5 years out
$53,288
middle 50%: $35,158 – $63,427
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $48,213 – $71,529
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 Christopher Newport University's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $25,665 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 61st 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.
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Paid off in
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,955 total interest
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$53,848 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$53,776 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$53,597 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$53,053 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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