Master's · Austin, Texas
Is Music at The University of Texas at Austin worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 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
- $36,463
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $40,390
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $37,338
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $40k (likely $40k – $40k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$23k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 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
- −$430k (likely −$487k – −$370k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$653k (likely −$761k – −$518k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at The University of Texas at Austin
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Master's)$219,705
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$197,707
- Engineering-Related Fields (Master's)$173,195
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$169,498
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$161,081
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$155,168
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$146,003
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master's)$145,037
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral)$142,359
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$140,262
- Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)$139,867
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$134,846
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
- Southern Methodist University$44,670
- University of North Texas$44,040