Audio and Music Production programs
308 programs — 164 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, led by institutions where this is the main program rather than one of many. Federal figures cover the wider program family, so a row may share its numbers with related degrees.
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Schools file the same degree under different federal codes — Berklee’s music production sits under “Music, Other”, Academy of Art’s under “Recording Arts”. These groups gather every code a program is actually filed under.
Hide for-profit colleges(13 programs)What our data shows about for-profit collegesAcross the creative fields on this site, students at private for-profit institutions borrow 27% more than students at public ones ($29,332 against $23,033) and earn 15% less four years after completing ($38,361 against $45,110).The combined effect is severe. Median debt at a for-profit equals 70% of a graduate’s annual earnings, against 47% at a public institution. And 10% of for-profit programs leave graduates owing more than they earn in a year — against 1% of public ones. Ten times the rate.This is a pattern across 212 for-profit programs, not a handful of outliers, and it holds in every creative field we cover. It does not mean no for-profit program is worth taking: some appear high in our best-value rankings, and this filter hides those too. It means the odds are materially worse, and the burden of proof sits with the school.Figures are medians computed from the College Scorecard and IPEDS data behind every table on this site.
| Institution | Programcredential and delivery | at completion | 4 yrs after | Median federal loan debt at completion, divided by median earnings four years later. It answers a single question: how much of one year’s income do you owe on the day you finish?Below 50% is generally considered manageable. Above 100% means graduates owe more than they earn in a year, and repayment on a standard ten-year plan starts to consume a serious share of income.Debt covers federal loans only, so real ratios are often worse. Both figures are medians — half of graduates fall on the wrong side of each. |
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| Academy of Art UniversityCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · HybridOffers: Music Scoring and Composition (BFA) | $29,910 | $33,151 | 90% |
| Western Connecticut State UniversityCT · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $35,889 | 72% |
| Simpson CollegeIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | — | — |
| CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $40,642 | $63,685 | 64% |
| Elmhurst UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,250 | $32,448 | 84% |
| California Institute of the ArtsCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,500 | $40,294 | 48% |
| California Institute of the ArtsCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $44,150 | $29,494 | 150% |
| Los Angeles Film SchoolCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionAssociate degree · Fully onlineWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,000 | $33,046 | 61% |
| Concordia College at MoorheadMN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $35,351 | 76% |
| Los Angeles College of MusicCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music TechnologyVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $36,325 | — | — |
| Berklee College of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · Fully onlineOffers: Contemporary Writing and Production (BM) · Film Scoring (BM) · Game and Interactive Media Scoring (BM) · Songwriting (BM) · Composition (BM) · Jazz Composition (BM)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherMusic PedagogyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,392 | $38,617 | 61% |
| Berklee College of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · Online or on campusOffers: Contemporary Writing and Production (BM) · Film Scoring (BM) · Game and Interactive Media Scoring (BM) · Songwriting (BM) · Composition (BM) · Jazz Composition (BM)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherMusic PedagogyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $55,467 | 74% |
| Berklee College of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionUndergraduate certificate · On campusOffers: Contemporary Writing and Production (BM) · Film Scoring (BM) · Game and Interactive Media Scoring (BM) · Songwriting (BM) · Composition (BM) · Jazz Composition (BM)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherMusic PedagogyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $34,014 | — |
| Central Michigan UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $28,000 | $43,089 | 65% |
| New York UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,000 | $52,841 | 47% |
| University of the PacificCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,017 | $43,093 | 60% |
| New York UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $103,403 | $52,777 | 196% |
| Washington State UniversityWA · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,503 | $41,181 | 60% |
| University of MiamiFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherJazz/Jazz StudiesVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralConductingMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $13,999 | $29,090 | 48% |
| University of MiamiFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherJazz/Jazz StudiesVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralConductingMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $59,534 | $55,826 | 107% |
| Portland State UniversityOR · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralConductingKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $34,160 | 79% |
| SUNY at Purchase CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,379 | $41,926 | 49% |
| SUNY at Purchase CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $37,812 | — | — |
| University of TulsaOK · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,500 | $46,662 | 46% |
| University of Puget SoundWA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $41,207 | 66% |
| University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesConductingMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,740 | $42,708 | 44% |
| University of RedlandsCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsMusic PedagogyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $59,275 | 46% |
| University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesConductingMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $32,000 | $47,852 | 67% |
| Butler UniversityIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusic, OtherMusic Theory and CompositionKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,170 | — | — |
| University of HartfordCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesVoice and OperaWoodwind InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsStringed InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsMusic TechnologyPercussion InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,227 | $54,836 | 35% |
| University of HartfordCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesVoice and OperaWoodwind InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsStringed InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsMusic TechnologyPercussion InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $43,700 | 62% |
| Wheaton CollegeIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyMusic, OtherMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,556 | $40,329 | 61% |
| University of IdahoID · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $29,227 | — |
| Baldwin Wallace UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaMusic Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusic History, Literature, and TheoryKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $37,682 | 72% |
| SUNY at FredoniaNY · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,582 | $57,662 | 41% |
| SUNY at FredoniaNY · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,584 | $45,794 | 56% |
| Michigan State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyJazz/Jazz StudiesConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $30,158 | $62,193 | 48% |
| Michigan State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyJazz/Jazz StudiesConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,750 | $52,132 | 51% |
| Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic TechnologyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,440 | $29,849 | 75% |
| Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic TechnologyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $57,528 | $51,713 | 111% |
| Lawrence UniversityWI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,988 | $43,385 | 44% |
| Mercer UniversityGA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusic, OtherKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $46,502 | — |
| Loyola University New OrleansLA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaMusic, GeneralMusic TechnologyMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,899 | $39,658 | 68% |
| University of California-Santa BarbaraCA · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $33,825 | — |
| University of OregonOR · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusicology and EthnomusicologyConductingMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,500 | $39,928 | 51% |
| University of OregonOR · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusicology and EthnomusicologyConductingMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $33,462 | $45,719 | 73% |
| Western Washington UniversityWA · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,055 | $38,858 | 52% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralConductingKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $38,500 | $37,208 | 103% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralConductingKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,250 | — | — |
| Baylor UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,500 | $40,017 | 66% |
| Baylor UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $46,515 | — |
| Chapman UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralStringed InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $41,698 | 65% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA · PublicRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic History, Literature, and TheoryKeyboard InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,438 | $44,241 | 60% |
| University of RochesterNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, GeneralConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic TechnologyMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,569 | $34,888 | 76% |
| University of RochesterNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, GeneralConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic TechnologyMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $44,399 | $42,543 | 104% |
| Northwest UniversityWA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,500 | $37,112 | 53% |
| University of Northern IowaIA · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusic TechnologyConductingKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,500 | — | — |
| University of Northwestern-St PaulMN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $46,177 | — |
| Ohio University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyMusic Performance, GeneralConductingMusic History, Literature, and TheoryKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,750 | $44,593 | 60% |
| Ohio University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · Online or on campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyMusic Performance, GeneralConductingMusic History, Literature, and TheoryKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $50,365 | — |
| The Catholic University of AmericaDC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,546 | $46,123 | 51% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $44,037 | 61% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $32,465 | $46,069 | 70% |
| Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic TechnologyJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,500 | $40,387 | 53% |
| Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic TechnologyJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $37,500 | $44,122 | 85% |
| Stetson UniversityFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusic Performance, GeneralVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,000 | $41,298 | 63% |
| Shenandoah UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyMusic TechnologyMusic Theory and CompositionMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,500 | $30,758 | 83% |
| Shenandoah UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyMusic TechnologyMusic Theory and CompositionMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $42,787 | — |
| University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic History, Literature, and TheoryKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralConductingStringed InstrumentsMusic TechnologyWoodwind InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,997 | $43,777 | 43% |
| University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic History, Literature, and TheoryKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, GeneralConductingStringed InstrumentsMusic TechnologyWoodwind InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $38,693 | 106% |
| Biola UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusic PedagogyMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,417 | $50,781 | 52% |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music PedagogyMusic TechnologyMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,250 | $42,289 | 62% |
| Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Keyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralWoodwind InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $48,000 | $48,961 | 98% |
| Keene State CollegeNH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $39,603 | — |
| Brigham Young UniversityUT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusic, GeneralStringed InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic Theory and CompositionMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $10,920 | $29,483 | 37% |
| Millikin UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,996 | $43,388 | 62% |
| University of the ArtsPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $31,063 | 87% |
| Texas Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusicology and EthnomusicologyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $47,885 | — |
| Texas Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusicology and EthnomusicologyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,500 | — | — |
| Manhattan School of MusicNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusOffers: Composition (BM) · Conducting (BM)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Keyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,994 | $27,952 | 97% |
| Manhattan School of MusicNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusOffers: Composition (BM) · Conducting (BM)What this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Keyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $69,402 | $40,812 | 170% |
| Ithaca CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralWoodwind InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsConductingJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $51,338 | 53% |
| Northwestern UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,039 | $53,875 | 33% |
| Northwestern UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $47,600 | $34,062 | 140% |
| Yale UniversityCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic, OtherConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $29,895 | — |
| Lee UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic, OtherMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,203 | $35,702 | 76% |
| Columbia College ChicagoIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic, OtherMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,625 | $40,734 | 63% |
| Puerto Rico Conservatory of MusicPR · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Jazz/Jazz StudiesWoodwind InstrumentsVoice and OperaBrass InstrumentsStringed InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $12,250 | $29,940 | 41% |
| St Olaf CollegeMN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,500 | $42,439 | 55% |
| The New England Conservatory of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesWoodwind InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsConductingMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $45,532 | 90% |
| The New England Conservatory of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesWoodwind InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsConductingMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,983 | $26,985 | 100% |
| Winthrop UniversitySC · PublicRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | — | — |
| Kent State University at KentOH · PublicRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic TechnologyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $28,000 | $43,222 | 65% |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic TechnologyMusic PedagogyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $50,693 | $39,953 | 127% |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic TechnologyMusic PedagogyConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,431 | — | — |
| Wichita State UniversityKS · PublicRequest information → | ConductingMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesKeyboard InstrumentsMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $49,779 | — |
| Ball State UniversityIN · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusic, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $37,997 | — |
| Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,504 | $41,610 | 52% |
| The New SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,000 | $32,930 | 70% |
| The Juilliard SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherWoodwind InstrumentsVoice and OperaBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,485 | $32,842 | 75% |
| Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $40,760 | $46,731 | 87% |
| The Juilliard SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherWoodwind InstrumentsVoice and OperaBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $46,372 | 88% |
| The New SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $26,925 | 152% |
| Musicians InstituteCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionUndergraduate certificate · Fully onlineWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $37,763 | — |
| Musicians InstituteCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionAssociate degree · HybridWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $37,319 | — |
| Southern Methodist UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $44,670 | — |
| Southern Methodist UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryConductingMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $15,750 | — | — |
| University of GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $47,875 | — |
| University of GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,076 | — | — |
| University of Minnesota-DuluthMN · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,126 | $45,834 | 46% |
| Vanderbilt UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsVoice and OperaPercussion InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $21,500 | $59,217 | 36% |
| Florida State UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $23,000 | $44,454 | 52% |
| Florida State UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,029 | $50,069 | 54% |
| Youngstown State UniversityOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $45,051 | — |
| University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherJazz/Jazz StudiesStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsMusic, GeneralPercussion InstrumentsMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $19,839 | $34,124 | 58% |
| University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherJazz/Jazz StudiesStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsMusic, GeneralPercussion InstrumentsMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $64,278 | $45,304 | 142% |
| Ohio State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,500 | $51,310 | 50% |
| Rider UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaMusic PedagogyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $43,753 | 62% |
| Rider UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information → | ConductingMaster’s degree · Online or on campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Voice and OperaMusic PedagogyMusic History, Literature, and TheoryMusic, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $45,928 | 89% |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroNC · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,250 | $40,778 | 64% |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroNC · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $29,590 | $40,517 | 73% |
| Dallas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionAssociate degree · Fully onlineWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $48,378 | — |
| Dallas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionUndergraduate certificate · Fully onlineWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $29,373 | — |
| Ohio State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $60,865 | — |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointWI · PublicRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,850 | — | — |
| Furman UniversitySC · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,500 | $52,225 | 39% |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA · PublicRequest information → | ConductingMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $38,489 | — |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC · PublicRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $45,181 | 60% |
| Boston UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $39,426 | 68% |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC · PublicRequest information → | ConductingMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $38,386 | $54,634 | 70% |
| Boston UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · Online or on campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $39,771 | $43,249 | 92% |
| University of Akron Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $50,460 | — |
| University of Akron Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,600 | — | — |
| Belmont UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusic Performance, GeneralVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralWoodwind InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,250 | $36,866 | 68% |
| Belmont UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusic Performance, GeneralVoice and OperaMusic, GeneralWoodwind InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $51,250 | $37,264 | 138% |
| Rice UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaWoodwind InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsMusic, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $50,777 | 53% |
| Oklahoma City UniversityOK · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $26,040 | $35,621 | 73% |
| Western Michigan UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · Fully onlineWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic TechnologyMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaJazz/Jazz StudiesConductingKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $36,254 | 74% |
| Oklahoma City UniversityOK · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $39,946 | $49,533 | 81% |
| Western Michigan UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · Online or on campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralMusic TechnologyMusic, GeneralVoice and OperaJazz/Jazz StudiesConductingKeyboard InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $33,453 | — |
| San Francisco Conservatory of MusicCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic TechnologyKeyboard InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesPercussion InstrumentsConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $49,186 | 55% |
| Capital UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, OtherMusic, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $43,125 | 63% |
| San Francisco Conservatory of MusicCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic TechnologyKeyboard InstrumentsBrass InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsJazz/Jazz StudiesPercussion InstrumentsConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $64,250 | $51,822 | 124% |
| DePaul UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $22,379 | $44,756 | 50% |
| DePaul UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $38,670 | 106% |
| The University of Texas at AustinTX · PublicRequest information → | ConductingBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $24,625 | $47,164 | 52% |
| The University of Texas at AustinTX · PublicRequest information → | ConductingMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $40,666 | $37,603 | 108% |
| Oberlin CollegeOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Music Performance, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesMusic, OtherMusic TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $25,500 | $43,343 | 59% |
| Roosevelt UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionMaster’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralWoodwind InstrumentsMusic, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $39,903 | $41,219 | 97% |
| Roosevelt UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music Theory and CompositionBachelor’s degree · On campusWhat this figure actually coversThe federal government reports debt and earnings for a whole program family rather than one degree. At this institution that family also includes:Stringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralWoodwind InstrumentsMusic, GeneralJazz/Jazz StudiesBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $27,000 | $24,232 | 111% |
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Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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Earnings and debt are reported by the federal government at a four-digit program level, so a figure shown against “Audio and Music Production” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.