Master's · Dallas, Texas
Is Music at Southern Methodist 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
Earnings are reported, but there isn't enough cost data to estimate payback.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $26,840
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $47,981
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$15k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Change income, residency or loans Compare Music at other schools
Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
No cost figure is reported, so payback and net return can't be computed.
Other majors at Southern Methodist University
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$188,716
- Information Science/Studies (Master's)$173,816
- Computer Systems Analysis (Master's)$172,353
- Systems Engineering (Master's)$163,769
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's)$155,769
- Law (First professional)$153,614
- Real Estate (Master's)$147,770
- Applied Mathematics (Master's)$144,761
- Manufacturing Engineering (Master's)$141,296
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$140,799
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$133,852
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Master's)$133,137
Music at other schools in Texas
- Sam Houston State University$68,888
- The University of Texas at El Paso$63,586
- Stephen F Austin State University$59,471
- Texas Tech University$52,995
- Rice University$50,777
- Texas Woman's University$49,163
- Texas Christian University$47,885
- Baylor University$46,515
- University of North Texas$44,040
- Texas State University$37,655