Bachelor's+15% vs national median767 grads tracked
Music at James Madison University
Ranked 36th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,910
middle 50%: $26,826 – $55,043
Median · 5 years out
$57,051
middle 50%: $42,395 – $70,766
Median · 10 years out
$66,291
middle 50%: $49,777 – $82,578
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 James Madison University's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $40,910 one year after graduating, rising to $66,291 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% above the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 36th 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
≈ $8,450 total interest
Same major at other universities
Nicholls State University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$57,891 · 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
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
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$149,041 · 5 yrs out
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$113,393 · 5 yrs out
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Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$108,391 · 5 yrs out
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$107,900 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$105,157 · 5 yrs out
Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor's)
$101,995 · 5 yrs out
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$101,563 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,528 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$97,305 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out