Bachelor's+5% vs national median562 grads tracked
Music at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Ranked 74th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,930
middle 50%: $25,157 – $48,308
Median · 5 years out
$52,185
middle 50%: $40,865 – $60,070
Median · 10 years out
$60,889
middle 50%: $49,240 – $71,343
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 degree holders at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire earn a median $35k in year 1. Median earnings grow to $61k by the tenth year.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,716 total interest
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Salem State University
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$52,466 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$52,246 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$51,714 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$51,647 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$51,324 · 5 yrs out
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$110,705 · 5 yrs out
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$84,610 · 5 yrs out
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$81,223 · 5 yrs out
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$78,272 · 5 yrs out
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$77,324 · 5 yrs out