On-campus Audio and Music Production Master’s degree

245 programs — 76 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.

Data last updated September 3, 2026

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.

Music Education, Theory & Musicology 245 Performance 184 Music Production & Audio Engineering 46 Composition & Conducting 100 Audio for Broadcast & Film 3 Music Technology & Sound Design 30 Music Business & Management 8 Jazz Studies 43

Field

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 0 Music 245 Audio & recording technology 0

Delivery

Available online 19 Campus only 245

Credential

Undergraduate certificate 100 Associate degree 193 Bachelor’s degree 818 Master’s degree 245

A note on this grouping. It includes a federal catch-all code, which is where several well-known programs in this area are filed — but catch-alls also hold degrees that are not. Check the program name on each row.

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On-campus Audio and Music Production Master’s degree ranked by debt-to-earnings ratio
Institution	Programcredential and delivery	at completion	4 yrs after
Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$33,236	$59,471	56%
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$42,700	$47,890	89%
University of Northern ColoradoCO · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$38,046	$41,645	91%
Texas Woman's UniversityTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$49,163	—
University of FloridaFL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$59,913	—
University of IowaIA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$48,460	—
University of KansasKS · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$49,191	—
University of LouisvilleKY · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$41,519	—
University of Nebraska-LincolnNE · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$53,139	—
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeWI · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$53,047	—
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$34,623	$53,019	65%
Texas Tech UniversityTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$52,995	—
University of Nevada-Las VegasNV · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$54,262	—
Montclair State UniversityNJ · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$41,000	$54,787	75%
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$29,500	$39,637	74%
Texas State UniversityTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$33,399	$37,655	89%
The University of Texas at AustinTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$40,666	$37,603	108%
University of GeorgiaGA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$47,875	—
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$18,500	$39,607	47%
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$60,865	—
University of DelawareDE · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$66,502	—
University of Maryland-College ParkMD · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$33,000	$54,160	61%
University of Nevada-RenoNV · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$42,242	—
Illinois State UniversityIL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$31,482	$46,476	68%
University of DenverCO · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$41,000	$53,050	77%
University of California-Los AngelesCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$37,820	$45,410	83%
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$38,386	$54,634	70%
University of ArizonaAZ · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$33,881	$49,602	68%
University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$38,489	—
Rutgers University-NewarkNJ · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$41,000	—	—
University of North TexasTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$35,608	$44,040	81%
University of OregonOR · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$33,462	$45,719	73%
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$40,760	$46,731	87%
New Jersey City UniversityNJ · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$82,054	—
University of Akron Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$50,460	—
Florida State UniversityFL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$27,029	$50,069	54%
California State University-FullertonCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$37,850	—
Central Washington UniversityWA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$14,817	$79,115	19%
SUNY at Purchase CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$37,812	—	—
Texas Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$47,885	—
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$50,693	$39,953	127%
Shenandoah UniversityVA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music PedagogyMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$42,787	—
Southern Methodist UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$44,670	—
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$35,102	$51,887	68%
Michigan State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information →	Music PedagogyMaster’s degree · On campus	$30,158	$62,193	48%
California Institute of the ArtsCA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$44,150	$29,494	150%
Duquesne UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$37,427	—
University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$32,000	$47,852	67%
University of HartfordCT · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$19,227	$54,836	35%
University of North Carolina at GreensboroNC · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$29,590	$40,517	73%
Wichita State UniversityKS · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$49,779	—
University of Colorado BoulderCO · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$41,000	$45,110	91%
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$40,642	$63,685	64%
Yale UniversityCT · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$29,895	—
Northwestern UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$47,600	$34,062	140%
Baylor UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$46,515	—
Temple UniversityPA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$37,500	$44,122	85%
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI · PublicRequest information →	Music History, Literature, and TheoryMaster’s degree · On campus	$41,000	$38,693	106%
Oklahoma City UniversityOK · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$39,946	$49,533	81%
California State University-Long BeachCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$32,534	—
New York UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$103,403	$52,777	196%
Northern Illinois UniversityIL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$41,850	—
University of MiamiFL · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$59,534	$55,826	107%
University of RochesterNY · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$44,399	$42,543	104%
Indiana University-BloomingtonIN · PublicRequest information →	Music PedagogyMaster’s degree · On campusOffers: Music Education (BME) · Music and an Outside Field (BS)	$41,000	$44,312	93%
Roosevelt UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$39,903	$41,219	97%
Rice UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$27,000	$50,777	53%
Messiah UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$21,472	$77,342	28%
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$38,500	$37,208	103%
The New SchoolNY · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music History, Literature, and TheoryMaster’s degree · On campus	$41,000	$26,925	152%
University of Southern CaliforniaCA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$64,278	$45,304	142%
University of South FloridaFL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	—	$46,862	—
DePaul UniversityIL · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$41,000	$38,670	106%
Belmont UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	$51,250	$37,264	138%
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music History, Literature, and TheoryMaster’s degree · On campus	$57,528	$51,713	111%
The New England Conservatory of MusicMA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music PedagogyMaster’s degree · On campus	$41,000	$45,532	90%
Austin Peay State UniversityTN · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Azusa Pacific UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Bemidji State UniversityMN · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Bethesda UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
California State University-ChicoCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
California State University-East BayCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
California State University-FresnoCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Claremont Graduate UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Cleveland State UniversityOH · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Concordia University-ChicagoIL · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Cornell UniversityNY · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Dartmouth CollegeNH · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Duke UniversityNC · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Elizabethtown CollegePA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music PedagogyMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Emory UniversityGA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Emporia State UniversityKS · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Florida International UniversityFL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Georgia Southern UniversityGA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Howard UniversityDC · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Lamar UniversityTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Lindenwood UniversityMO · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Marshall UniversityWV · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Morgan State UniversityMD · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusOK · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Princeton UniversityNJ · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Radford UniversityVA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Southern Adventist UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleIL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleIL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Texas A & M University-KingsvilleTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
The University of AlabamaAL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Towson UniversityMD · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Tufts UniversityMA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Tulane University of LouisianaLA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of California-BerkeleyCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of California-DavisCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of Central MissouriMO · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of ChicagoIL · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of Hawaii at ManoaHI · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of MississippiMS · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of New Hampshire-Main CampusNH · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of North DakotaND · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of Notre DameIN · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of PennsylvaniaPA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of Rhode IslandRI · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of South AlabamaAL · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of UtahUT · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of Virginia-Main CampusVA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Utah State UniversityUT · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Washington University in St LouisMO · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Wayne State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
West Texas A & M UniversityTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
West Virginia UniversityWV · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Westfield State UniversityMA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
William Carey UniversityMS · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
William Paterson University of New JerseyNJ · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
The University of Texas at San AntonioTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Eastern Washington UniversityWA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Ramapo College of New JerseyNJ · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Brown UniversityRI · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of California-RiversideCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Winthrop UniversitySC · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of California-San DiegoCA · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Texas A & M University-CommerceTX · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of ConnecticutCT · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
Stanford UniversityCA · Private nonprofitRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—
University of South DakotaSD · PublicRequest information →	Music, GeneralMaster’s degree · On campus	Not reported	Not reported	—

Showing 150 of 245 programs, lowest debt-to-earnings first. Sorting reorders these 150; narrow the filters to bring the rest into view.

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.