Bachelor's+11% vs national median106 grads tracked
Music at University of Mary Washington
Ranked 43rd of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,372
middle 50%: $22,511 – $52,920
Median · 5 years out
$54,919
middle 50%: $38,279 – $78,655
Median · 10 years out
$70,012
middle 50%: $55,665 – $91,143
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 Mary Washington's bachelor's program in Music earn a median $33,372 one year after graduating, rising to $70,012 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $49,659 for this field, ranking 43rd 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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,526 total interest
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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
CUNY Hunter College
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$54,857 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$54,804 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$54,672 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
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