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240 schools compared · Average earnings $28,116/yr

Schools Offering

240

Avg Grad Earnings

$28,116/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

35/100

AI Automation Risk

High

49% task exposure

Best Schools for Music

Top 240 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	70 68–67	$59,926/yr	High	11.9x
2	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	69 66–69	$56,373/yr	High	14.2x
3	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	69 66–69	$56,072/yr	High	14.3x
4	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	69 66–70	$56,062/yr	High	13.4x
5	University of Houston Houston, TX	68 64–68	$52,799/yr	High	14.1x
6	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX	67 64–66	$50,881/yr	High	13.1x
7	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	66 64–64	$52,282/yr	High	11.2x
8	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	66 62–67	$47,010/yr	High	14.5x
9	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	65 62–64	$47,151/yr	High	12.4x
10	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	63 61–63	$51,158/yr	High	10.1x
11	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	63 60–65	$47,318/yr	High	12.5x
12	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	63 60–64	$44,058/yr	High	11.7x
13	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	62 60–62	$49,906/yr	High	9.9x
14	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	62 59–61	$43,764/yr	High	11.3x
15	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	62 58–64	$42,328/yr	High	14.5x
16	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	61 59–62	$44,635/yr	High	10.1x
17	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	61 58–63	$42,548/yr	High	12.9x
18	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	61 57–61	$38,831/yr	High	12.5x
19	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	60 58–59	$41,404/yr	High	10.9x
20	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	60 56–61	$38,807/yr	High	13.4x
21	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	60 56–61	$36,252/yr	High	15.6x
22	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	60 56–61	$36,252/yr	High	15.6x
23	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	60 56–61	$36,252/yr	High	15.6x
24	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	60 56–61	$36,252/yr	High	15.6x
25	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	60 56–61	$36,252/yr	High	15.6x
26	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	58 55–58	$41,038/yr	High	10.3x
27	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	58 55–59	$39,008/yr	High	10.2x
28	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	56 53–58	$38,811/yr	High	11.0x
29	University of Mississippi University, MS	56 53–56	$38,029/yr	High	9.1x
30	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	55 51–58	$39,564/yr	High	10.3x
31	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	55 50–59	$36,465/yr	High	12.4x
32	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA	55 52–56	$36,305/yr	High	9.7x
33	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	55 49–59	$26,135/yr	High	26.0x
34	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	54 53–54	$42,830/yr	High	5.2x
35	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	54 52–54	$39,121/yr	High	7.6x
36	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	54 51–54	$37,660/yr	High	8.0x
37	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	54 51–55	$37,104/yr	High	8.4x
38	Radford University Radford, VA	53 51–54	$39,593/yr	High	7.5x
39	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	53 49–55	$38,657/yr	High	8.6x
40	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	53 48–56	$38,277/yr	High	9.3x
41	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	53 48–56	$37,020/yr	High	10.4x
42	Murray State University Murray, KY	52 48–55	$34,098/yr	High	10.9x
43	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	52 51–50	$33,384/yr	High	9.0x
44	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	52 46–56	$31,134/yr	High	13.2x
45	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	51 47–54	$37,163/yr	High	8.5x
46	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	51 46–54	$34,549/yr	High	10.2x
47	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	51 47–53	$32,880/yr	High	10.5x
48	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	50 46–52	$38,656/yr	High	5.4x
49	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	50 46–52	$34,766/yr	High	8.6x
50	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	50 46–51	$34,428/yr	High	8.6x
51	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	50 49–50	$31,621/yr	High	9.3x
52	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	50 41–57	$21,957/yr	High	19.3x
53	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	49 46–51	$49,383/yr	High	1.1x
54	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	49 44–51	$36,707/yr	High	6.0x
55	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	49 46–51	$36,252/yr	High	6.4x
56	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	49 45–52	$36,106/yr	High	7.4x
57	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	49 45–51	$35,835/yr	High	6.8x
58	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	49 46–51	$35,599/yr	High	7.2x
59	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	49 45–50	$32,175/yr	High	9.0x
60	Florida International University Miami, FL	49 44–54	$25,484/yr	High	14.6x
61	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	49 41–55	$22,625/yr	High	16.3x
62	Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music San Juan, PR	49 32–58	$5,005/yr	High	23.8x
63	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	48 44–51	$36,707/yr	High	5.8x
64	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	48 44–51	$36,707/yr	High	5.7x
65	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	48 46–49	$36,293/yr	High	4.3x
66	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	48 45–50	$35,939/yr	High	5.4x
67	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	48 43–53	$35,311/yr	High	8.0x
68	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	48 43–50	$34,882/yr	High	6.7x
69	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	48 44–51	$34,611/yr	High	7.5x
70	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	48 44–50	$33,070/yr	High	8.2x
71	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	48 43–51	$32,893/yr	High	8.8x
72	University of North Texas Denton, TX	48 42–53	$31,450/yr	High	10.7x
73	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	48 43–52	$30,321/yr	High	10.9x
74	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	48 41–54	$22,559/yr	High	14.8x
75	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	48 40–56	$19,429/yr	High	17.4x
76	Luther College Decorah, IA	47 44–49	$45,367/yr	High	1.4x
77	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	47 44–49	$34,079/yr	High	5.6x
78	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	47 44–48	$31,088/yr	High	8.1x
79	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	47 44–48	$30,191/yr	High	8.9x
80	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	47 44–48	$28,009/yr	High	8.4x
81	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	47 40–53	$27,586/yr	High	11.8x
82	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	46 42–49	$32,911/yr	High	7.1x
83	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	46 43–48	$32,887/yr	High	5.5x
84	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	46 41–51	$32,781/yr	High	8.4x
85	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	46 41–49	$32,666/yr	High	6.8x
86	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	46 42–48	$30,106/yr	High	8.5x
87	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	46 44–47	$27,724/yr	High	8.0x
88	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	46 39–53	$25,108/yr	High	13.1x
89	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	46 44–47	$24,952/yr	High	8.9x
90	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	46 43–46	$24,405/yr	High	8.5x
91	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	46 38–55	$20,887/yr	High	15.3x
92	Grace Christian University Wyoming, MI	45 41–47	$33,256/yr	High	4.5x
93	Illinois State University Normal, IL	45 41–48	$32,853/yr	High	6.0x
94	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	45 41–47	$31,888/yr	High	6.2x
95	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	45 42–47	$29,483/yr	High	8.1x
96	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	45 39–50	$27,353/yr	High	10.3x
97	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	45 41–47	$25,391/yr	High	9.6x
98	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	45 40–50	$25,339/yr	High	11.3x
99	SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY	45 38–52	$23,902/yr	High	11.9x
100	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	44 40–46	$31,780/yr	High	4.5x
101	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	44 42–45	$30,004/yr	High	5.1x
102	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	44 40–47	$27,050/yr	High	8.6x
103	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	44 39–47	$26,875/yr	High	8.9x
104	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	44 39–48	$26,011/yr	High	9.6x
105	Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH	44 41–45	$24,340/yr	High	7.4x
106	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	44 41–44	$23,969/yr	High	8.3x
107	CUNY City College New York, NY	44 36–52	$19,145/yr	High	12.9x
108	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	43 37–46	$31,336/yr	High	4.7x
109	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	43 38–47	$31,336/yr	High	5.6x
110	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	43 38–47	$31,336/yr	High	5.6x
111	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	43 38–47	$31,336/yr	High	5.6x
112	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	43 38–47	$31,336/yr	High	5.6x
113	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	43 37–46	$30,716/yr	High	5.5x
114	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	43 39–45	$29,630/yr	High	4.5x
115	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	43 39–45	$29,630/yr	High	4.9x
116	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	43 38–46	$27,719/yr	High	7.7x
117	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	43 39–46	$25,532/yr	High	8.7x
118	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	43 36–52	$22,833/yr	High	11.9x
119	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	43 36–50	$18,226/yr	High	11.4x
120	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	43 34–55	$15,670/yr	High	13.7x
121	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	42 37–45	$28,989/yr	High	5.4x
122	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	42 37–46	$27,977/yr	High	7.0x
123	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	42 39–44	$23,304/yr	High	6.7x
124	Utah State University Logan, UT	42 37–46	$22,983/yr	High	9.1x
125	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	42 39–43	$21,509/yr	High	6.9x
126	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	41 37–43	$26,944/yr	High	4.6x
127	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	41 37–43	$26,895/yr	High	4.5x
128	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	41 36–44	$26,084/yr	High	6.5x
129	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	41 38–43	$23,868/yr	High	6.0x
130	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	41 37–43	$23,529/yr	High	5.6x
131	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	41 36–44	$21,524/yr	High	8.2x
132	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	41 36–44	$20,881/yr	High	7.8x
133	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	41 36–46	$20,440/yr	High	9.3x
134	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	40 35–41	$26,621/yr	High	3.4x
135	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	40 34–46	$25,803/yr	High	7.0x
136	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	40 35–44	$24,911/yr	High	6.7x
137	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	40 35–43	$23,991/yr	High	5.9x
138	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	40 33–47	$22,125/yr	High	8.2x
139	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	40 37–42	$20,788/yr	High	5.6x
140	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	40 35–45	$19,162/yr	High	8.5x
141	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	40 36–42	$18,352/yr	High	5.5x
142	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR	40 37–42	$15,884/yr	High	6.1x
143	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	40 33–49	$15,834/yr	High	9.6x
144	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	39 34–42	$34,823/yr	High	0.8x
145	Capital University Columbus, OH	39 34–41	$33,143/yr	High	1.7x
146	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	39 34–41	$28,003/yr	High	3.3x
147	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC	39 35–41	$25,952/yr	High	4.0x
148	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	39 34–42	$24,775/yr	High	4.8x
149	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	39 34–43	$24,630/yr	High	5.7x
150	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	39 35–41	$24,340/yr	High	3.7x
151	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	39 33–43	$23,127/yr	High	5.4x
152	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	39 34–43	$22,315/yr	High	6.2x
153	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	39 33–45	$20,125/yr	High	7.6x
154	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	39 34–45	$19,797/yr	High	7.8x
155	Towson University Towson, MD	39 33–46	$19,618/yr	High	8.2x
156	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	39 34–44	$17,887/yr	High	7.7x
157	Emory University Atlanta, GA	38 33–40	$33,430/yr	High	0.4x
158	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	38 34–39	$31,373/yr	High	1.2x
159	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	38 33–40	$21,659/yr	High	3.2x
160	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	38 32–43	$21,592/yr	High	6.2x
161	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	38 32–42	$20,632/yr	High	5.7x
162	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	38 34–40	$18,380/yr	High	4.2x
163	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	38 34–40	$17,406/yr	High	4.1x
164	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	38 31–43	$17,293/yr	High	6.2x
165	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	38 31–47	$15,911/yr	High	8.0x
166	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	37 32–40	$32,924/yr	High	0.2x
167	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	37 33–40	$32,253/yr	High	0.7x
168	The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA	37 33–39	$31,340/yr	High	1.1x
169	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	37 33–39	$31,179/yr	High	1.2x
170	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	37 32–40	$22,272/yr	High	3.6x
171	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	37 32–41	$18,544/yr	High	5.0x
172	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	37 32–38	$17,725/yr	High	2.9x
173	Portland State University Portland, OR	37 32–38	$17,638/yr	High	3.5x
174	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	37 31–43	$17,040/yr	High	5.9x
175	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	37 31–41	$15,721/yr	High	4.6x
176	Visible Music College Memphis, TN	36 32–38	$25,929/yr	High	1.9x
177	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL	36 30–39	$25,005/yr	High	2.8x
178	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	36 32–38	$20,408/yr	High	2.6x
179	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	36 29–42	$12,875/yr	High	4.9x
180	Bradley University Peoria, IL	35 30–37	$28,137/yr	High	0.8x
181	University of Georgia Athens, GA	35 31–37	$15,289/yr	High	2.4x
182	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	35 31–36	$13,479/yr	High	2.2x
183	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	35 28–41	$13,128/yr	High	4.0x
184	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	34 29–37	$27,854/yr	High	1.1x
185	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	34 29–37	$26,540/yr	High	1.4x
186	The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY	34 29–37	$26,060/yr	High	1.7x
187	Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY	34 30–36	$25,315/yr	High	1.7x
188	Carthage College Kenosha, WI	34 28–38	$24,273/yr	High	2.1x
189	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA	34 30–36	$24,059/yr	High	1.3x
190	Millikin University Decatur, IL	34 28–38	$21,138/yr	High	2.6x
191	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	34 28–38	$19,507/yr	High	2.7x
192	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	34 30–35	$19,353/yr	High	1.7x
193	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	33 29–36	$27,556/yr	High	0.1x
194	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	33 28–36	$26,916/yr	High	0.3x
195	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	33 28–36	$24,563/yr	High	1.5x
196	Catawba College Salisbury, NC	33 28–36	$23,577/yr	High	1.7x
197	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	33 29–34	$14,166/yr	High	1.4x
198	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	32 28–35	$25,551/yr	High	0.5x
199	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	32 28–35	$25,027/yr	High	0.4x
200	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	32 27–36	$24,732/yr	High	1.2x
201	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	32 28–35	$24,511/yr	High	0.6x
202	New York University New York, NY	32 27–35	$24,398/yr	High	0.4x
203	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	32 27–34	$24,233/yr	High	0.2x
204	Belmont University Nashville, TN	32 28–35	$24,016/yr	High	0.8x
205	Boston University Boston, MA	32 27–35	$23,934/yr	High	0.6x
206	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	32 27–35	$23,856/yr	High	1.1x
207	University of Denver Denver, CO	32 27–35	$23,262/yr	High	1.0x
208	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	32 27–34	$23,159/yr	High	0.4x
209	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	32 27–36	$23,119/yr	High	1.4x
210	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	32 27–35	$22,171/yr	High	1.2x
211	Northeastern University Boston, MA	32 26–37	$21,978/yr	High	1.4x
212	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	32 27–35	$21,759/yr	High	1.3x
213	Albright College Reading, PA	32 28–34	$21,285/yr	High	0.8x
214	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	32 26–36	$20,727/yr	High	1.6x
215	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	32 27–35	$19,943/yr	High	1.5x
216	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	32 26–35	$18,784/yr	High	1.5x
217	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	31 26–34	$21,623/yr	High	-0.1x
218	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL	31 26–34	$21,219/yr	High	0.1x
219	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	31 26–34	$20,745/yr	High	0.6x
220	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	31 26–33	$20,650/yr	High	0.0x
221	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA	31 26–34	$20,543/yr	High	0.4x
222	Biola University La Mirada, CA	31 26–33	$19,978/yr	High	0.1x
223	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	31 26–33	$19,352/yr	High	0.2x
224	DePaul University Chicago, IL	31 26–35	$19,155/yr	High	1.3x
225	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK	31 26–33	$19,126/yr	High	0.4x
226	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	31 26–33	$18,896/yr	High	0.4x
227	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	31 26–33	$18,574/yr	High	-0.3x
228	Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA	31 26–33	$18,453/yr	High	0.6x
229	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	31 26–34	$18,177/yr	High	0.7x
230	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	31 25–34	$17,711/yr	High	1.0x
231	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	31 25–37	$15,592/yr	High	1.5x
232	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	30 25–33	$17,141/yr	High	0.3x
233	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	30 25–33	$16,479/yr	High	-0.3x
234	Stetson University DeLand, FL	30 25–33	$15,905/yr	High	0.3x
235	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	30 25–34	$15,492/yr	High	0.7x
236	Chapman University Orange, CA	30 25–34	$14,538/yr	High	0.8x
237	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	30 25–33	$14,310/yr	High	0.3x
238	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	30 25–33	$12,947/yr	High	-0.1x
239	The New School New York, NY	30 25–33	$12,109/yr	High	0.1x
240	Baylor University Waco, TX	30 25–35	$10,210/yr	High	0.7x

Highest Earning Music Programs

Schools where Music graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Sam Houston State University	$59,926/yr	70	High
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	$56,373/yr	69	High
Texas A & M University-Kingsville	$56,072/yr	69	High
The University of Texas at El Paso	$56,062/yr	69	High
University of Houston	$52,799/yr	68	High
Texas A & M University-Commerce	$52,282/yr	66	High
Texas State University	$51,158/yr	63	High
West Texas A & M University	$50,881/yr	67	High
Texas Tech University	$49,906/yr	62	High
Lebanon Valley College	$49,383/yr	49	High

Best ROI for Music

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Music.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Western Carolina University	26.0x	$26,135/yr	55
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music	23.8x	$5,005/yr	49
University of Central Florida	19.3x	$21,957/yr	50
Florida State University	17.4x	$19,429/yr	48
Brigham Young University	16.3x	$22,625/yr	49
Ohio University-Eastern Campus	15.6x	$36,252/yr	60
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	15.6x	$36,252/yr	60
Ohio University-Southern Campus	15.6x	$36,252/yr	60
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	15.6x	$36,252/yr	60
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	15.6x	$36,252/yr	60

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Music graduates earn?

Across 240 schools, Music graduates earn an average of $28,116 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $5,005 to $59,926 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Music?

Music is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 49% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Music program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Sam Houston State University ranks #1 for Music with a score of 70/100 and graduate earnings of $59,926/yr.

Is a Music degree worth it?

On average, Music graduates earn 6.4x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Music programs across 240 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.