Bachelor's · Cleveland, Tennessee
Is Music at Lee University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $35,847
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $38,348
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $27,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $89k (likely $89k – $107k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $733 a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in TN
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$266k (likely −$342k – −$173k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$253k (likely −$396k – −$73k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 62%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Music at other schools
Other majors at Lee University
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$79,208
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$70,388
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$66,769
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$59,274
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$54,203
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$54,167
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's)$52,697
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$52,116
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$50,249
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$48,382
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$46,719
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)$46,573
Music at other schools in Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University$59,217
- Tennessee State University$53,483
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville$46,701
- Tennessee Technological University$46,253
- University of Memphis$45,321
- Austin Peay State University$45,100
- The University of Tennessee-Martin$44,910
- Middle Tennessee State University$43,999
- Belmont University$36,866
- East Tennessee State University$35,707