Master's · Winchester, Virginia

Is Music at Shenandoah 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: $49,045; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $45,958; 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: −$21k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in VA; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars

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.