On-campus Audio and Music Production Master’s degree
43 programs — 28 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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Specific program
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.
Delivery
Hide for-profit collegesWhat 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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| Rutgers University-NewarkNJ · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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. | $41,000 | — | — |
| The New SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 OperaMusic Theory and CompositionMusic 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% |
| SUNY at Purchase CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $37,812 | — | — |
| DePaul UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, OtherMusic Theory and CompositionMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $41,000 | $38,670 | 106% |
| Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionVoice 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% |
| University of MiamiFL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, OtherMusic Theory and CompositionVoice 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% |
| University of North TexasTX · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $35,608 | $44,040 | 81% |
| California Institute of the ArtsCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionMusic, GeneralMusic Performance, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $44,150 | $29,494 | 150% |
| University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, OtherStringed InstrumentsVoice and OperaKeyboard InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionBrass 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% |
| University of California-Los AngelesCA · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyMusic Performance, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $37,820 | $45,410 | 83% |
| Michigan State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionConductingKeyboard 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% |
| University of HartfordCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionVoice 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% |
| The Juilliard SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 InstrumentsMusic, OtherWoodwind InstrumentsVoice and OperaMusic Theory and CompositionBrass 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% |
| University of Nevada-Las VegasNV · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $54,262 | — |
| The New England Conservatory of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 InstrumentsWoodwind InstrumentsMusic Performance, GeneralBrass InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionPercussion 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% |
| Manhattan School of MusicNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’s degree · On campusOffers: Jazz Arts (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 InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionBrass 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% |
| Wichita State UniversityKS · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $49,779 | — |
| University of RochesterNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionMusic, 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% |
| Youngstown State UniversityOH · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $45,051 | — |
| University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionConductingMusic 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% |
| University of OregonOR · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionMusicology 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% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralMusicology and EthnomusicologyVoice and OperaMusic Theory and CompositionMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,500 | $39,607 | 47% |
| Ohio State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionMusic History, Literature, and TheoryThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $60,865 | — |
| San Francisco Conservatory of MusicCA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionPercussion InstrumentsConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $64,250 | $51,822 | 124% |
| Northwestern UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 InstrumentsConductingMusic 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% |
| Roosevelt UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionBrass 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% |
| The University of Texas at AustinTX · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralConductingMusic 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% |
| Texas Tech UniversityTX · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 PedagogyKeyboard 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. | — | $52,995 | — |
| University of Arkansas at MonticelloAR · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY City CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Puerto Rico Conservatory of MusicPR · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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:Woodwind InstrumentsVoice and OperaBrass InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionStringed InstrumentsKeyboard InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY Queens CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Oberlin CollegeOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, OtherMusic TechnologyMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of the ArtsPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Central OklahomaOK · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 TechnologyMusic Performance, GeneralMusic, GeneralKeyboard InstrumentsVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsConductingMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of North FloridaFL · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 TechnologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Butler UniversityIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralConductingMusic, OtherMusic Theory and CompositionKeyboard InstrumentsMusicology and EthnomusicologyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Ball State UniversityIN · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralMusic Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 InstrumentsMusicology and EthnomusicologyStringed InstrumentsMusic, GeneralMusic History, Literature, and TheoryBrass InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionConductingThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Northern IowaIA · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 TechnologyMusic Theory and CompositionConductingKeyboard InstrumentsMusic, OtherThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of WyomingWY · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Ithaca CollegeNY · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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 InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionConductingMusic PedagogyThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPA · PublicRequest information → | Jazz/Jazz StudiesMaster’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, GeneralStringed InstrumentsMusic Theory and CompositionKeyboard InstrumentsMusic History, Literature, and TheoryVoice and OperaThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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One thing these figures cannot tell you
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.