Median earnings of music graduates (doctoral degree) one year after graduation, at 23 colleges. National median: $46,394, rising to $58,016 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | $63,619 | — | — |
| 2 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $62,866 | — | — |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $57,032 | $75,367 | — |
| 4 | University of Kentucky | KY | $57,000 | $49,845 | — |
| 5 | Northwestern University | IL | $56,974 | $66,572 | — |
| 6 | Michigan State University | MI | $54,970 | $64,672 | — |
| 7 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $54,478 | $57,576 | — |
| 8 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | $49,878 | $49,909 | $44,399 |
| 9 | University of Maryland-College Park | MD | $49,498 | $68,660 | — |
| 10 | University of Colorado Boulder | CO | $48,207 | $56,459 | — |
| 11 | Florida State University | FL | $46,785 | $60,076 | $55,601 |
| 12 | University of North Texas | TX | $46,394 | $64,315 | $41,032 |
| 13 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $46,245 | $58,016 | $31,925 |
| 14 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | SC | $46,123 | $46,203 | — |
| 15 | University of Rochester | NY | $45,704 | $52,257 | — |
| 16 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $44,376 | $48,038 | $29,909 |
| 17 | Indiana University-Bloomington | IN | $43,154 | $53,477 | $40,100 |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $42,085 | $65,495 | — |
| 19 | University of Miami | FL | $41,379 | $45,553 | $67,117 |
| 20 | The University of Texas at Austin | TX | $41,123 | $75,055 | — |
| 21 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | $40,939 | — | — |
| 22 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | NE | $31,238 | $60,133 | — |
| 23 | Stony Brook University | NY | $28,295 | $59,933 | — |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do music graduates earn?
The median college reports $46,394 in earnings one year after a doctoral degree in music and $58,016 four years after. The highest is $63,619 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus.
How much student debt do music graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $41,032 at the typical college.