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Best Schools for Music in 2026

240 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Music, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Music graduate earns $28,116/yr across 240 schools.

Programs Ranked

240

Avg Earnings

$28,116/yr

Avg DW Score

43/100

AI Risk

High

49% task exposure

All Music Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

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

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Music?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranks #1 for Music with a score of 69/100 and graduate earnings of $56,373/yr.

How much do Music graduates earn?

Across 240 schools, Music graduates earn an average of $28,116/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $59,926/yr.

Is Music a good major for AI resistance?

Music has an average AI task exposure of 49%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

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.