Rank |
School |
Program |
New Grad Median Pay |
Early Career Pay |
Sample Size |
1 |
University of Houston |
Music |
$49,557 |
$52,788 |
59 |
2 |
The University of Texas at El Paso |
Music |
$48,653 |
N/A |
30 |
3 |
Texas A & M University-Kingsville |
Music |
$48,541 |
N/A |
20 |
4 |
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
Music |
$47,631 |
$52,815 |
66 |
5 |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Music |
$46,478 |
$37,444 |
57 |
6 |
Texas Southern University |
Music |
$44,510 |
N/A |
18 |
7 |
Texas A & M University-Commerce |
Music |
$43,755 |
$45,148 |
35 |
8 |
Texas Tech University |
Music |
$43,170 |
$40,878 |
55 |
9 |
West Texas A & M University |
Music |
$42,424 |
$43,827 |
26 |
10 |
Sam Houston State University |
Music |
$41,865 |
$38,944 |
88 |
11 |
The University of Texas at Arlington |
Music |
$41,236 |
$42,771 |
48 |
12 |
Texas State University |
Music |
$40,576 |
$42,724 |
95 |
13 |
Stephen F Austin State University |
Music |
$39,195 |
$45,138 |
78 |
14 |
North Dakota State University-Main Campus |
Music |
$39,104 |
$43,073 |
31 |
15 |
Northwestern University |
Music |
$38,199 |
$31,235 |
51 |
16 |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Music |
$37,851 |
$41,684 |
24 |
17 |
Luther College |
Music |
$37,723 |
$37,681 |
45 |
18 |
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania |
Music |
$37,538 |
$36,386 |
18 |
19 |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
Music |
$36,810 |
$40,013 |
42 |
20 |
Indiana State University |
Music |
$36,486 |
$35,994 |
20 |
21 |
University of Arkansas |
Music |
$36,386 |
$30,075 |
30 |
22 |
University of Rhode Island |
Music |
$36,068 |
$49,457 |
20 |
23 |
Western Illinois University |
Music |
$35,994 |
$37,371 |
38 |
24 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas |
Music |
$35,326 |
N/A |
32 |
25 |
University of Central Arkansas |
Music |
$35,220 |
N/A |
19 |
26 |
Michigan State University |
Music |
$35,201 |
$34,428 |
49 |
27 |
Academy of Art University |
Music |
$35,022 |
$29,124 |
19 |
28 |
Jacksonville State University |
Music |
$34,611 |
$40,026 |
24 |
29 |
University of Nebraska at Kearney |
Music |
$34,454 |
$38,072 |
18 |
30 |
Northern Illinois University |
Music |
$34,406 |
$19,675 |
19 |
31 |
Eastern Illinois University |
Music |
$34,254 |
$38,928 |
26 |
32 |
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus |
Music |
$34,078 |
$37,931 |
39 |
33 |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Music |
$33,945 |
$39,743 |
41 |
34 |
University of Silicon Valley |
Music |
$33,643 |
N/A |
27 |
35 |
University of North Texas |
Music |
$33,408 |
$39,945 |
143 |
36 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Music |
$33,272 |
N/A |
17 |
37 |
The University of Texas at San Antonio |
Music |
$32,974 |
$47,466 |
48 |
38 |
Tennessee Technological University |
Music |
$32,935 |
$33,491 |
34 |
39 |
University of South Carolina-Columbia |
Music |
$32,878 |
$37,657 |
45 |
40 |
Grand Valley State University |
Music |
$32,676 |
$34,951 |
49 |
41 |
North Central University |
Religious/Sacred Music |
$32,647 |
N/A |
19 |
42 |
James Madison University |
Music |
$32,499 |
$39,435 |
59 |
43 |
University of Iowa |
Music |
$32,047 |
N/A |
26 |
44 |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus |
Music |
$32,028 |
$28,071 |
57 |
45 |
Montclair State University |
Music |
$31,985 |
$32,283 |
70 |
46 |
The University of Tennessee-Martin |
Music |
$31,941 |
$36,680 |
24 |
47 |
Rhode Island College |
Music |
$31,765 |
N/A |
17 |
48 |
Central Washington University |
Music |
$31,645 |
$27,190 |
28 |
49 |
North Central College |
Music |
$31,555 |
N/A |
16 |
50 |
Millersville University of Pennsylvania |
Music |
$31,413 |
N/A |
45 |
51 |
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus |
Music |
$30,901 |
$40,448 |
20 |
52 |
University of Indianapolis |
Music |
$30,872 |
N/A |
16 |
53 |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
Music |
$30,848 |
$29,177 |
28 |
54 |
Washington State University |
Music |
$30,809 |
N/A |
19 |
55 |
University of Missouri-Columbia |
Music |
$30,766 |
N/A |
29 |
56 |
Seattle Pacific University |
Music |
$30,696 |
N/A |
19 |
57 |
Pacific Lutheran University |
Music |
$29,749 |
$25,612 |
19 |
58 |
Syracuse University |
Music |
$29,737 |
N/A |
21 |
59 |
University of Puget Sound |
Music |
$29,692 |
N/A |
19 |
60 |
Murray State University |
Music |
$29,528 |
$25,691 |
30 |
61 |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Music |
$29,416 |
$34,330 |
52 |
62 |
Northeastern University |
Music |
$29,347 |
$41,183 |
41 |
63 |
The Catholic University of America |
Music |
$29,342 |
$28,648 |
36 |
64 |
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College |
Music |
$29,121 |
$37,221 |
46 |
65 |
Tarleton State University |
Music |
$29,088 |
N/A |
24 |
66 |
Radford University |
Music |
$28,956 |
N/A |
22 |
67 |
Wheaton College |
Music |
$28,924 |
$30,396 |
29 |
68 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
Music |
$28,867 |
$29,507 |
26 |
69 |
Biola University |
Music |
$28,811 |
$43,156 |
26 |
70 |
Lee University |
Music |
$28,791 |
N/A |
16 |
71 |
Northern Arizona University |
Music |
$28,782 |
N/A |
19 |
72 |
Colorado State University-Fort Collins |
Music |
$28,727 |
N/A |
34 |
73 |
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus |
Music |
$28,603 |
N/A |
23 |
74 |
Northern Vermont University |
Music |
$28,154 |
$32,920 |
33 |
75 |
DePauw University |
Music |
$27,996 |
N/A |
18 |
76 |
Ithaca College |
Music |
$27,905 |
$30,032 |
54 |
77 |
George Mason University |
Music |
$27,836 |
$42,092 |
46 |
78 |
Illinois State University |
Music |
$27,765 |
$36,850 |
21 |
79 |
The University of Alabama |
Music |
$27,724 |
N/A |
21 |
80 |
Rowan University |
Music |
$27,411 |
$44,450 |
55 |
81 |
CUNY Hunter College |
Music |
$27,183 |
$25,425 |
18 |
82 |
Azusa Pacific University |
Music |
$26,947 |
$26,187 |
36 |
83 |
Vanderbilt University |
Music |
$26,788 |
N/A |
19 |
84 |
University of Arizona |
Music |
$26,614 |
N/A |
27 |
85 |
Mercy College |
Music |
$26,599 |
$26,976 |
21 |
86 |
Florida State University |
Music |
$26,580 |
$32,114 |
65 |
87 |
Kent State University at Stark |
Music |
$26,539 |
$22,008 |
28 |
88 |
Capital University |
Music |
$26,534 |
$35,268 |
59 |
89 |
University of Mobile |
Religious/Sacred Music |
$26,516 |
N/A |
29 |
90 |
University of Memphis |
Music |
$26,397 |
$35,943 |
40 |
91 |
Rutgers University-Newark |
Music |
$26,349 |
$35,919 |
52 |
92 |
Lebanon Valley College |
Music |
$26,124 |
$37,019 |
22 |
93 |
Millikin University |
Music |
$26,043 |
$27,508 |
38 |
94 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College |
Music |
$26,012 |
$38,617 |
17 |
95 |
Liberty University |
Religious/Sacred Music |
$25,962 |
$34,415 |
16 |
96 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
Music |
$25,855 |
$40,680 |
55 |
97 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Music |
$25,813 |
N/A |
41 |
98 |
The College of Saint Rose |
Music |
$25,435 |
N/A |
30 |
99 |
Cleveland State University |
Music |
$25,295 |
N/A |
28 |
100 |
University of North Alabama |
Music |
$25,275 |
N/A |
17 |
101 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Music |
$25,186 |
$23,969 |
28 |
102 |
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania |
Music |
$24,987 |
$34,987 |
30 |
103 |
Full Sail University |
Music |
$24,984 |
$27,522 |
463 |
104 |
West Virginia University |
Music |
$24,980 |
$24,575 |
23 |
105 |
Liberty University |
Music |
$24,848 |
$27,767 |
54 |
106 |
University of California-Davis |
Music |
$24,793 |
N/A |
20 |
107 |
Central Michigan University |
Music |
$24,731 |
$35,305 |
26 |
108 |
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus |
Music |
$24,558 |
$30,571 |
118 |
109 |
University of Nebraska at Omaha |
Music |
$24,552 |
N/A |
22 |
110 |
St Olaf College |
Music |
$24,029 |
$38,494 |
36 |
111 |
Western Carolina University |
Music |
$23,792 |
$39,695 |
25 |
112 |
University of Northern Colorado |
Music |
$23,709 |
N/A |
26 |
113 |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Music |
$23,703 |
$23,090 |
29 |
114 |
Old Dominion University |
Music |
$23,575 |
N/A |
23 |
115 |
New York University |
Music |
$23,570 |
$26,171 |
62 |
116 |
Roosevelt University |
Music |
$23,445 |
$22,870 |
27 |
117 |
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus |
Music |
$23,357 |
N/A |
22 |
118 |
Ramapo College of New Jersey |
Music |
$23,309 |
$26,429 |
50 |
119 |
University of Delaware |
Music |
$23,051 |
N/A |
16 |
120 |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Music |
$22,973 |
$24,111 |
56 |
121 |
Florida International University |
Music |
$22,800 |
$20,920 |
42 |
122 |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
Music |
$22,669 |
N/A |
16 |
123 |
Monmouth University |
Music |
$22,553 |
$28,299 |
47 |
124 |
Towson University |
Music |
$22,552 |
$29,599 |
21 |
125 |
University of California-San Diego |
Music |
$22,536 |
$35,297 |
35 |
126 |
William Paterson University of New Jersey |
Music |
$22,365 |
$27,786 |
65 |
127 |
McNally Smith College of Music |
Music |
$22,340 |
$29,910 |
45 |
128 |
SUNY at Fredonia |
Music |
$22,167 |
$29,575 |
19 |
129 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus |
Music |
$21,997 |
N/A |
30 |
130 |
Rider University |
Music |
$21,951 |
$31,437 |
93 |
131 |
Portland State University |
Music |
$21,913 |
N/A |
34 |
132 |
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville |
Music |
$21,831 |
N/A |
19 |
133 |
Chapman University |
Music |
$21,755 |
$21,771 |
17 |
134 |
University of New Haven |
Music |
$21,713 |
$34,774 |
46 |
135 |
Austin Peay State University |
Music |
$21,711 |
N/A |
16 |
136 |
University of Utah |
Music |
$21,696 |
N/A |
41 |
137 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Music |
$21,629 |
$27,559 |
64 |
138 |
Bennington College |
Music |
$21,599 |
N/A |
17 |
139 |
California State University-Sacramento |
Music |
$21,569 |
$23,658 |
26 |
140 |
California University of Pennsylvania |
Music |
$21,568 |
N/A |
18 |
140 |
Western Washington University |
Music |
$21,568 |
N/A |
22 |
142 |
University of Denver |
Music |
$21,466 |
$25,637 |
17 |
143 |
Five Towns College |
Music |
$21,053 |
$23,456 |
25 |
144 |
Dallas Baptist University |
Music |
$21,019 |
$32,270 |
26 |
145 |
Georgia State University |
Music |
$21,016 |
$33,153 |
27 |
146 |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona |
Music |
$20,976 |
$45,163 |
50 |
147 |
Oberlin College |
Music |
$20,910 |
$19,799 |
33 |
148 |
SUNY College at Potsdam |
Music |
$20,855 |
N/A |
16 |
149 |
North Carolina Central University |
Music |
$20,709 |
N/A |
20 |
150 |
Manhattan School of Music |
Music |
$20,620 |
$18,735 |
25 |