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Is Music Worth It?

National view of Music across 314 schools. Average ROI Score: 45/100.

Avg Debt
$28K
Avg Year 1 Earnings
$42K
Avg Year 5 Earnings
$57K
Best School
Simmons College of Kentucky

Debt vs Earnings by School

Music by School

SchoolStateMedian DebtYear 1 EarningsYear 5 EarningsROI GradeVerdict
Simmons College of KentuckyKY$6K$42K$57KCBUY
Central State UniversityOH$11K$42K$57KCBUY
World Mission UniversityCA$12K$42K$57KCBUY
Baptist University of the AmericasTX$14K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Berea CollegeKY$15K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Dominican University of CaliforniaCA$14K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Judson UniversityIL$15K$42K$57KCCAUTION
East Central UniversityOK$16K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanPR$17K$42K$57KCCAUTION
University of RochesterNY$17K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Hobe Sound Bible CollegeFL$18K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Huston-Tillotson UniversityTX$19K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Puerto Rico Conservatory of MusicPR$20K$42K$57KCCAUTION
California State University-Monterey BayCA$21K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$21K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Wesleyan UniversityCT$21K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroPR$21K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Northwest UniversityWA$21K$42K$57KCCAUTION
San Francisco Conservatory of MusicCA$21K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Baptist University of FloridaFL$22K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Morris Brown CollegeGA$22K$42K$57KCCAUTION
University of the Virgin IslandsVI$22K$42K$57KCCAUTION
Amherst CollegeMA$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Grinnell CollegeIA$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Jacksonville State UniversityAL$23K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Northern State UniversitySD$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Universidad del Sagrado CorazonPR$23K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of the OzarksAR$23K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMN$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bryan College-DaytonTN$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Colorado CollegeCO$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
DePauw UniversityIN$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Dillard UniversityLA$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Glenville State UniversityWV$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Morehead State UniversityKY$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Northwestern UniversityIL$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Purdue University Fort WayneIN$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireWI$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Waldorf UniversityIA$24K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bob Jones UniversitySC$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Curtis Institute of MusicPA$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Indiana University-SoutheastIN$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lane CollegeTN$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lawrence UniversityWI$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Maranatha Baptist UniversityWI$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Mississippi Valley State UniversityMS$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Occidental CollegeCA$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Principia CollegeIL$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Reinhardt UniversityGA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Rhodes CollegeTN$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Rice UniversityTX$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Salem CollegeNC$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Shenandoah UniversityVA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Snow CollegeUT$23K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The University of Tennessee-MartinTN$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Truman State UniversityMO$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of MiamiFL$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Valley City State UniversityND$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Vanderbilt UniversityTN$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Warren Wilson CollegeNC$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Westfield State UniversityMA$25K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Belmont UniversityTN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bennington CollegeVT$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Centenary College of LouisianaLA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Central Washington UniversityWA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Columbus State UniversityGA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaPA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Concordia College at MoorheadMN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Concordia University Ann ArborMI$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Drury UniversityMO$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Edward Waters UniversityFL$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Emmanuel UniversityGA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Emporia State UniversityKS$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Five Towns CollegeNY$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Florida CollegeFL$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Furman UniversitySC$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Gardner-Webb UniversityNC$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Guilford CollegeNC$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Houghton UniversityNY$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusPA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Ithaca CollegeNY$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
LaGrange CollegeGA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lander UniversitySC$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lynn UniversityFL$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Middle Georgia State UniversityGA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Middle Tennessee State UniversityTN$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaPA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
North Park UniversityIL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Northwestern CollegeIA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Oberlin CollegeOH$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Shaw UniversityNC$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Simpson CollegeIA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityTX$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Southwestern Christian UniversityOK$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
St Olaf CollegeMN$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Stetson UniversityFL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
SUNY at FredoniaNY$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
SUNY at Purchase CollegeNY$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
SUNY College at PotsdamNY$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The Catholic University of AmericaDC$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The College of IdahoID$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The New SchoolNY$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Transylvania UniversityKY$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Trinity International University-IllinoisIL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of MontevalloAL$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Northwestern-St PaulMN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of OregonOR$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Puget SoundWA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPA$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Western Oregon UniversityOR$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
William Jessup UniversityCA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
William Jewell CollegeMO$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Williams Baptist UniversityAR$26K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Xavier University of LouisianaLA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Adams State UniversityCO$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Albright CollegePA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Asbury UniversityKY$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bard CollegeNY$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bethel College-North NewtonKS$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Brevard CollegeNC$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Carson-Newman UniversityTN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Carthage CollegeWI$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Central CollegeIA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Cleveland Institute of MusicOH$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Colorado State University PuebloCO$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Columbia College ChicagoIL$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Converse UniversitySC$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Emerson CollegeMA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityFL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Florida Memorial UniversityFL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Florida Southern CollegeFL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Franklin CollegeIN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Gettysburg CollegePA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Gordon CollegeMA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Goshen CollegeIN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Grace College and Theological SeminaryIN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityMO$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Knox CollegeIL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
La Sierra UniversityCA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lebanon Valley CollegePA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lipscomb UniversityTN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Luther CollegeIA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Methodist UniversityNC$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Millsaps CollegeMS$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Missouri Valley CollegeMO$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Muhlenberg CollegePA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Newberry CollegeSC$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
North Central UniversityMN$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityOK$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityFL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Pepperdine UniversityCA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Ramapo College of New JerseyNJ$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Randolph-Macon CollegeVA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Rider UniversityNJ$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Rowan UniversityNJ$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The Juilliard SchoolNY$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The Master's University and SeminaryCA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of HartfordCT$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Massachusetts-LowellMA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of North AlabamaAL$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Science and Arts of OklahomaOK$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Southern MaineME$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of the PacificCA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Valley ForgePA$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Vermont State UniversityVT$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Westmont CollegeCA$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Wheaton CollegeIL$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
William Paterson University of New JerseyNJ$27K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Alma CollegeMI$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Baldwin Wallace UniversityOH$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Berklee College of MusicMA$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Biola UniversityCA$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bluefield UniversityVA$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bridgewater CollegeVA$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
California Institute of the ArtsCA$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Capital UniversityOH$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Doane UniversityNE$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusNM$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Houston Christian UniversityTX$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Kent State University at StarkOH$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Kentucky State UniversityKY$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lee UniversityTN$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lincoln UniversityPA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Loyola University New OrleansLA$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Manhattan School of MusicNY$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
McMurry UniversityTX$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Monmouth UniversityNJ$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Moravian UniversityPA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Northwest Nazarene UniversityID$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Sam Houston State UniversityTX$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Shorter UniversityGA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityTN$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Texas CollegeTX$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Texas Lutheran UniversityTX$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Texas Woman's UniversityTX$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The College of Saint RoseNY$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The New England Conservatory of MusicMA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityTN$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Union CollegeKY$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of New HavenCT$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Northern ColoradoCO$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneIN$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of South Carolina AikenSC$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Webster UniversityMO$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Wesleyan CollegeGA$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$28K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Arizona Christian UniversityAZ$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Barry UniversityFL$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Bennett CollegeNC$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
California Lutheran UniversityCA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Cornish College of the ArtsWA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyWA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Jacksonville UniversityFL$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Los Angeles Film SchoolCA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Millikin UniversityIL$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Musicians InstituteCA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Northwestern State University of LouisianaLA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Oklahoma City UniversityOK$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Rollins CollegeFL$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Southern Wesleyan UniversitySC$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Spelman CollegeGA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Spring Arbor UniversityMI$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
St. Mary's UniversityTX$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Stillman CollegeAL$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Texas A & M University-KingsvilleTX$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Tiffin UniversityOH$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Tougaloo CollegeMS$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Maine at AugustaME$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Silicon ValleyCA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of the ArtsPA$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Visible Music CollegeTN$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Viterbo UniversityWI$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Wagner CollegeNY$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Western Illinois UniversityIL$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Whitworth UniversityWA$29K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Allen UniversitySC$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Andrews UniversityMI$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Calvary UniversityMO$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Concordia University-IrvineCA$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Friends UniversityKS$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Greenville UniversityIL$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Liberty UniversityVA$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Miles CollegeAL$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Roberts Wesleyan UniversityNY$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Southeastern UniversityFL$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Arkansas at MonticelloAR$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of MobileAL$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of the CumberlandsKY$30K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Academy of Art UniversityCA$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Anna Maria CollegeMA$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Azusa Pacific UniversityCA$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
California Jazz ConservatoryCA$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Concordia University TexasTX$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Greensboro CollegeNC$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Henderson State UniversityAR$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Oakwood UniversityAL$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Roosevelt UniversityIL$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Southwestern Adventist UniversityTX$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Texas A & M University-CommerceTX$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
The University of MontanaMT$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of Central OklahomaOK$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
University of St FrancisIL$31K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeKY$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Lancaster Bible CollegePA$33K$42K$57KDCAUTION
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityKS$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Mississippi University for WomenMS$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
New Jersey City UniversityNJ$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Saint Augustine's UniversityNC$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
West Virginia State UniversityWV$32K$42K$57KDCAUTION
Cairn University-LanghornePA$33K$42K$57KDAVOID
Concordia University-Saint PaulMN$34K$42K$57KDAVOID
University of RedlandsCA$33K$42K$57KDAVOID
Urshan CollegeMO$33K$42K$57KDAVOID
William Carey UniversityMS$33K$42K$57KDAVOID
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeTN$34K$42K$57KDAVOID
Los Angeles College of MusicCA$34K$42K$57KDAVOID
Talladega CollegeAL$34K$42K$57KDAVOID
Welch CollegeTN$34K$42K$57KDAVOID
Young Harris CollegeGA$34K$42K$57KDAVOID
Alabama State UniversityAL$35K$42K$57KDAVOID
Blackburn CollegeIL$35K$42K$57KDAVOID
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesMO$35K$42K$57KDAVOID
Chicago State UniversityIL$35K$42K$57KDAVOID
Erskine CollegeSC$36K$42K$57KDAVOID
Naropa UniversityCO$35K$42K$57KDAVOID
Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$35K$42K$57KDAVOID
Concordia University-NebraskaNE$36K$42K$57KDAVOID
Southern Virginia UniversityVA$34K$42K$57KDAVOID
Virginia Union UniversityVA$36K$42K$57KDAVOID
Lyon CollegeAR$37K$42K$57KDAVOID
York UniversityNE$37K$42K$57KDAVOID
Chowan UniversityNC$38K$42K$57KFAVOID
Benedict CollegeSC$39K$42K$57KFAVOID
Point UniversityGA$39K$42K$57KFAVOID
University of North TexasTX$39K$42K$57KFAVOID
University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO$41K$42K$57KFAVOID
Full Sail UniversityFL$43K$42K$57KFAVOID
Limestone UniversitySC$43K$42K$57KFAVOID
Norfolk State UniversityVA$45K$42K$57KFAVOID
Pacific Lutheran UniversityWA$47K$42K$57KFAVOID