Audio and Music Production Associate degree
35 programs — 9 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 colleges(5 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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| Valencia CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | $9,592 | $38,507 | 25% |
| Full Sail UniversityFL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · Fully online | $22,500 | $34,987 | 64% |
| Miami Dade CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | — | $37,546 | — |
| St Petersburg CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | — | $32,573 | — |
| Atlanta Institute of Music and MediaGA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $18,354 | — | — |
| Los Angeles Film SchoolCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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 Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | $20,000 | $33,046 | 61% |
| Dallas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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 Theory and CompositionThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | — | $48,378 | — |
| Onondaga Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Sound ArtsAssociate 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. | $12,000 | — | — |
| SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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. | — | $31,215 | — |
| Arapahoe Community CollegeCO · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Broward CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Clackamas Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Community College of AuroraCO · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY Hostos Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Daytona State CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Mott Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northwest Florida State CollegeFL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Owens Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Portland Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Shoreline Community CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Terra State Community CollegeOH · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneIN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| California College of MusicCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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 | — |
| Community College of PhiladelphiaPA · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Scottsdale Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Schenectady County Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Central OklahomaOK · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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, 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 | — |
| Los Angeles College of MusicCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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 CompositionVoice and OperaStringed InstrumentsPercussion InstrumentsThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Northwest CollegeWY · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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 | — |
| Salt Lake Community CollegeUT · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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 | — |
| Utah Valley UniversityUT · PublicRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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 InstrumentsMusic, GeneralThe figures on this row describe all of them together. We cannot separate them, and we do not estimate. | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Music TechnologyAssociate 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, 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 | — |
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.