Associate's · Visual and Performing Arts

Music (Associate's): earnings by school

11 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$25,050
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$37,319
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$21,416
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 9 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $33,046 and $38,356. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Dallas College TX—$48,378—
Valencia College FL$28,815$38,507—
Finger Lakes Community College NY—$38,356—
Miami Dade College FL—$37,546—
Musicians Institute CA—$37,319$14,250
Full Sail University FL$30,177$34,987$22,944
Los Angeles Film School CA$25,633$33,046$23,062
St Petersburg College FL$19,763$32,573—
SUNY Broome Community College NY—$31,215—
Snow College UT$24,466—$11,000
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media GA$17,213—$21,416