Bachelor's+3% vs national median337 grads tracked
Music at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Ranked 84th of 250 bachelor's programs in Music by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,561
middle 50%: $25,835 – $47,460
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $39,967 – $59,986
Median · 10 years out
$56,563
middle 50%: $40,146 – $69,457
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 graduates earn a median of $36k in their first year. By year ten, annual earnings reach $57k.
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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,799 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Queens College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$51,324 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$50,791 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$50,486 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$50,381 · 5 yrs out
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$86,430 · 5 yrs out
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$86,150 · 5 yrs out
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$86,061 · 5 yrs out
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$78,643 · 5 yrs out
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$77,182 · 5 yrs out
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$73,422 · 5 yrs out
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$73,032 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$72,847 · 5 yrs out
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$71,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$70,655 · 5 yrs out