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Best Schools for Music in 2026

240 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Music, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Music graduate earns $28,116/yr across 240 schools.

Programs Ranked

240

Avg Earnings

$28,116/yr

Avg DW Score

30/100

AI Risk

High

49% task exposure

All Music Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · Public	57 47–57	$56,373/yr	14.2x
2	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX · Public	57 47–57	$56,072/yr	14.3x
3	University of Houston Houston, TX · Public	55 45–56	$52,799/yr	14.1x
4	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Public	53 42–54	$47,010/yr	14.5x
5	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX · Public	52 41–52	$47,318/yr	12.5x
6	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX · Public	51 42–51	$59,926/yr	11.9x
7	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · Public	51 41–51	$56,062/yr	13.4x
8	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX · Public	51 41–52	$50,881/yr	13.1x
9	Lamar University Beaumont, TX · Public	50 39–51	$42,328/yr	14.5x
10	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public	49 38–49	$47,151/yr	12.4x
11	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX · Public	49 39–49	$52,282/yr	11.2x
12	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	48 38–49	$51,158/yr	10.1x
13	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	48 37–48	$49,906/yr	9.9x
14	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public	48 37–49	$42,548/yr	12.9x
15	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR · Public	46 34–46	$36,465/yr	12.4x
16	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX · Public	46 34–46	$44,058/yr	11.7x
17	Montana State University Bozeman, MT · Public	45 33–45	$38,807/yr	13.4x
18	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN · Public	45 33–45	$44,635/yr	10.1x
19	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	45 33–45	$39,564/yr	10.3x
20	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · Public	45 33–45	$43,764/yr	11.3x
21	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public	44 32–45	$38,831/yr	12.5x
22	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR · Public	43 31–43	$38,811/yr	11.0x
23	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO · Public	43 31–43	$38,277/yr	9.3x
24	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC · Public	43 35–43	$26,135/yr	26.0x
25	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · Public	43 31–43	$36,252/yr	15.6x
26	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH · Public	43 31–43	$36,252/yr	15.6x
27	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH · Public	43 31–43	$36,252/yr	15.6x
28	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · Public	43 31–43	$36,252/yr	15.6x
29	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · Public	43 31–43	$36,252/yr	15.6x
30	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public	43 32–44	$37,020/yr	10.4x
31	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN · Public	42 30–43	$41,038/yr	10.3x
32	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA · Public	42 31–43	$35,311/yr	8.0x
33	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN · Public	42 30–43	$39,008/yr	10.2x
34	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA · Public	41 30–42	$41,404/yr	10.9x
35	University of Mississippi University, MS · Public	41 29–41	$38,029/yr	9.1x
36	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public	41 30–41	$32,781/yr	8.4x
37	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	40 34–40	$21,957/yr	19.3x
38	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL · Public	40 29–41	$37,163/yr	8.5x
39	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA · Public	40 29–41	$36,305/yr	9.7x
40	Rhode Island College Providence, RI · Public	40 29–40	$34,549/yr	10.2x
41	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	40 29–41	$38,657/yr	8.6x
42	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	40 30–40	$31,450/yr	10.7x
43	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI · Public	40 30–40	$31,134/yr	13.2x
44	Murray State University Murray, KY · Public	39 28–40	$34,098/yr	10.9x
45	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA · Public	39 28–40	$37,660/yr	8.0x
46	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX · Public	39 28–40	$37,104/yr	8.4x
47	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL · Public	37 27–38	$32,893/yr	8.8x
48	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO · Public	37 27–37	$30,321/yr	10.9x
49	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	37 25–37	$35,939/yr	5.4x
50	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public	37 29–37	$27,586/yr	11.8x
51	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA · Public	37 25–37	$36,106/yr	7.4x
52	Radford University Radford, VA · Public	37 26–38	$39,593/yr	7.5x
53	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · Public	36 31–36	$20,887/yr	15.3x
54	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public	36 29–37	$25,108/yr	13.1x
55	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL · Public	36 25–36	$34,079/yr	5.6x
56	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	36 24–37	$39,121/yr	7.6x
57	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY · Public	36 25–37	$34,766/yr	8.6x
58	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public	36 24–36	$36,707/yr	6.0x
59	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public	36 26–37	$32,880/yr	10.5x
60	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	36 30–36	$22,625/yr	16.3x
61	George Mason University Fairfax, VA · Public	36 25–36	$34,611/yr	7.5x
62	Florida International University Miami, FL · Public	35 28–35	$25,484/yr	14.6x
63	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL · Public	35 24–36	$42,830/yr	5.2x
64	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · Public	35 24–36	$34,428/yr	8.6x
65	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	35 24–35	$34,882/yr	6.7x
66	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	35 23–35	$38,656/yr	5.4x
67	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Public	35 23–35	$35,835/yr	6.8x
68	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public	35 24–36	$36,707/yr	5.8x
69	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	35 24–36	$36,707/yr	5.7x
70	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public	35 24–35	$32,887/yr	5.5x
71	University of Memphis Memphis, TN · Public	35 26–35	$27,353/yr	10.3x
72	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Public	35 29–35	$22,833/yr	11.9x
73	University of North Alabama Florence, AL · Public	34 23–35	$35,599/yr	7.2x
74	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL · Public	34 23–34	$32,666/yr	6.8x
75	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA · Public	34 23–34	$32,175/yr	9.0x
76	Grace Christian University Wyoming, MI · Private nonprofit	34 24–35	$33,256/yr	4.5x
77	Wayne State University Detroit, MI · Public	34 24–35	$32,911/yr	7.1x
78	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public	34 23–35	$36,252/yr	6.4x
79	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA · Public	34 24–35	$33,070/yr	8.2x
80	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA · Public	34 25–34	$28,009/yr	8.4x
81	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Public	33 25–33	$27,724/yr	8.0x
82	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	33 29–34	$19,429/yr	17.4x
83	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	33 27–33	$22,559/yr	14.8x
84	Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	33 22–33	$32,853/yr	6.0x
85	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	33 23–34	$31,780/yr	4.5x
86	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	33 23–33	$30,716/yr	5.5x
87	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	33 22–33	$33,384/yr	9.0x
88	SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY · Public	33 27–34	$23,902/yr	11.9x
89	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA · Private nonprofit	33 22–33	$49,383/yr	1.1x
90	California State University-Chico Chico, CA · Public	32 24–32	$25,339/yr	11.3x
91	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · Public	32 22–32	$31,621/yr	9.3x
92	Luther College Decorah, IA · Private nonprofit	32 20–32	$45,367/yr	1.4x
93	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY · Public	32 22–32	$30,106/yr	8.5x
94	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	32 25–33	$25,803/yr	7.0x
95	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public	32 23–32	$29,630/yr	4.5x
96	Utah Valley University Orem, UT · Public	32 25–32	$24,952/yr	8.9x
97	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT · Public	32 22–32	$31,336/yr	5.6x
98	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT · Public	32 22–32	$31,336/yr	5.6x
99	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT · Public	32 22–32	$31,336/yr	5.6x
100	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR · Public	32 23–33	$29,630/yr	4.9x
101	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT · Public	32 22–32	$31,336/yr	5.6x
102	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · Public	31 21–31	$29,483/yr	8.1x
103	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	31 21–31	$31,336/yr	4.7x
104	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · Public	31 25–32	$24,405/yr	8.5x
105	University of Idaho Moscow, ID · Public	31 22–32	$30,191/yr	8.9x
106	Morehead State University Morehead, KY · Public	31 21–32	$31,088/yr	8.1x
107	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public	31 23–32	$27,977/yr	7.0x
108	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	31 28–31	$15,670/yr	13.7x
109	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public	31 20–32	$36,293/yr	4.3x
110	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public	31 21–31	$31,888/yr	6.2x
111	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV · Public	31 23–31	$26,011/yr	9.6x
112	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL · Public	30 21–30	$27,050/yr	8.6x
113	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	30 25–31	$22,125/yr	8.2x
114	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO · Public	30 22–31	$26,944/yr	4.6x
115	CUNY City College New York, NY · Public	30 26–30	$19,145/yr	12.9x
116	Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH · Public	30 24–31	$24,340/yr	7.4x
117	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA · Public	30 22–30	$26,895/yr	4.5x
118	Vermont State University Randolph, VT · Public	30 21–30	$27,719/yr	7.7x
119	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	30 22–30	$26,875/yr	8.9x
120	Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music San Juan, PR · Public	30 28–30	$5,005/yr	23.8x
121	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Public	29 21–29	$25,391/yr	9.6x
122	The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita, CA · Private nonprofit	29 19–29	$31,340/yr	1.1x
123	Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	29 19–30	$33,430/yr	0.4x
124	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN · Private nonprofit	29 19–29	$31,373/yr	1.2x
125	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA · Public	29 22–29	$23,529/yr	5.6x
126	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ · Public	29 21–29	$26,621/yr	3.4x
127	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit	29 18–29	$32,924/yr	0.2x
128	Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public	29 23–29	$23,304/yr	6.7x
129	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK · Private nonprofit	29 18–29	$32,253/yr	0.7x
130	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN · Public	29 23–29	$23,868/yr	6.0x
131	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA · Public	29 20–29	$28,989/yr	5.4x
132	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	28 23–28	$21,509/yr	6.9x
133	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	28 21–28	$24,911/yr	6.7x
134	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public	28 21–28	$24,340/yr	3.7x
135	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN · Public	28 18–28	$30,004/yr	5.1x
136	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA · Public	28 21–29	$25,532/yr	8.7x
137	Northwest University Kirkland, WA · Private nonprofit	28 19–29	$31,179/yr	1.2x
138	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	27 23–27	$18,226/yr	11.4x
139	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ · Private nonprofit	27 21–27	$21,623/yr	-0.1x
140	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	27 20–28	$26,084/yr	6.5x
141	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · Public	27 22–27	$20,788/yr	5.6x
142	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	27 21–28	$22,983/yr	9.1x
143	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · Public	26 19–26	$23,969/yr	8.3x
144	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	26 22–26	$18,352/yr	5.5x
145	University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public	26 19–26	$24,630/yr	5.7x
146	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	26 20–26	$21,592/yr	6.2x
147	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	26 21–26	$20,440/yr	9.3x
148	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT · Public	26 20–26	$21,659/yr	3.2x
149	Bradley University Peoria, IL · Private nonprofit	26 18–26	$28,137/yr	0.8x
150	Northwestern University Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit	26 14–26	$34,823/yr	0.8x
151	University of Louisville Louisville, KY · Public	26 21–26	$20,125/yr	7.6x
152	Towson University Towson, MD · Public	26 21–26	$19,618/yr	8.2x
153	Capital University Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit	26 15–26	$33,143/yr	1.7x
154	Visible Music College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit	26 19–26	$25,929/yr	1.9x
155	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Public	25 18–25	$23,991/yr	5.9x
156	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI · Public	25 18–25	$24,775/yr	4.8x
157	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ · Public	25 19–25	$23,127/yr	5.4x
158	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY · Public	25 21–25	$18,380/yr	4.2x
159	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY · Public	25 19–25	$21,524/yr	8.2x
160	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	25 21–25	$18,574/yr	-0.3x
161	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit	25 17–26	$27,556/yr	0.1x
162	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit	25 17–25	$28,003/yr	3.3x
163	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · Public	25 22–25	$15,834/yr	9.6x
164	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR · Private nonprofit	25 22–25	$15,884/yr	6.1x
165	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	24 19–24	$20,408/yr	2.6x
166	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO · Public	24 20–25	$19,797/yr	7.8x
167	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	24 21–24	$15,911/yr	8.0x
168	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	24 21–25	$16,479/yr	-0.3x
169	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO · Public	24 18–24	$22,315/yr	6.2x
170	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE · Public	24 19–24	$20,881/yr	7.8x
171	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY · Public	24 21–25	$17,406/yr	4.1x
172	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK · Public	24 20–24	$19,162/yr	8.5x
173	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC · Public	24 17–25	$25,952/yr	4.0x
174	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA · Private for-profit	24 17–24	$24,059/yr	1.3x
175	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL · Private for-profit	23 16–23	$25,005/yr	2.8x
176	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit	23 17–23	$24,233/yr	0.2x
177	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public	23 18–23	$20,632/yr	5.7x
178	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA · Public	23 20–24	$17,725/yr	2.9x
179	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	22 19–23	$17,293/yr	6.2x
180	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	22 16–22	$22,272/yr	3.6x
181	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY · Public	22 19–23	$17,887/yr	7.7x
182	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	22 18–22	$19,353/yr	1.7x
183	Albright College Reading, PA · Private nonprofit	22 17–22	$21,285/yr	0.8x
184	Biola University La Mirada, CA · Private nonprofit	21 16–21	$19,978/yr	0.1x
185	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA · Private nonprofit	21 16–21	$20,650/yr	0.0x
186	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL · Private nonprofit	21 16–22	$21,219/yr	0.1x
187	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	21 19–22	$15,289/yr	2.4x
188	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL · Private nonprofit	21 13–21	$26,540/yr	1.4x
189	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY · Public	21 18–22	$17,040/yr	5.9x
190	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA · Public	21 18–21	$13,479/yr	2.2x
191	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ · Public	21 17–21	$18,544/yr	5.0x
192	The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY · Private nonprofit	21 14–21	$26,060/yr	1.7x
193	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit	21 13–22	$27,854/yr	1.1x
194	Carthage College Kenosha, WI · Private nonprofit	21 15–22	$24,273/yr	2.1x
195	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit	20 12–20	$26,916/yr	0.3x
196	Millikin University Decatur, IL · Private nonprofit	20 15–20	$21,138/yr	2.6x
197	Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	20 14–20	$21,978/yr	1.4x
198	St Olaf College Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit	20 13–20	$24,732/yr	1.2x
199	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ · Private nonprofit	20 13–20	$24,563/yr	1.5x
200	Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY · Private for-profit	20 13–20	$25,315/yr	1.7x
201	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK · Private nonprofit	20 16–21	$19,126/yr	0.4x
202	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit	20 16–21	$19,352/yr	0.2x
203	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	19 16–20	$15,721/yr	4.6x
204	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	19 17–20	$14,166/yr	1.4x
205	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	19 12–19	$23,856/yr	1.1x
206	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit	19 13–19	$23,119/yr	1.4x
207	Catawba College Salisbury, NC · Private nonprofit	19 13–20	$23,577/yr	1.7x
208	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	19 17–19	$12,875/yr	4.9x
209	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	19 15–19	$17,638/yr	3.5x
210	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	19 14–19	$19,507/yr	2.7x
211	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit	19 12–19	$25,551/yr	0.5x
212	Whitworth University Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit	19 12–19	$25,027/yr	0.4x
213	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	18 16–19	$12,947/yr	-0.1x
214	University of Denver Denver, CO · Private nonprofit	18 12–18	$23,262/yr	1.0x
215	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT · Private nonprofit	18 12–19	$24,511/yr	0.6x
216	University of New Haven West Haven, CT · Private nonprofit	18 12–18	$22,171/yr	1.2x
217	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL · Private nonprofit	18 12–18	$21,759/yr	1.3x
218	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	18 16–19	$13,128/yr	4.0x
219	Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	18 12–18	$23,934/yr	0.6x
220	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ · Private nonprofit	18 13–18	$20,727/yr	1.6x
221	New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	18 12–19	$24,398/yr	0.4x
222	Belmont University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit	18 12–19	$24,016/yr	0.8x
223	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	17 12–17	$19,943/yr	1.5x
224	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit	17 11–18	$23,159/yr	0.4x
225	Rollins College Winter Park, FL · Private nonprofit	16 11–16	$20,745/yr	0.6x
226	DePaul University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	16 12–16	$19,155/yr	1.3x
227	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private nonprofit	16 13–17	$15,592/yr	1.5x
228	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK · Private nonprofit	16 12–16	$18,784/yr	1.5x
229	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	16 11–16	$20,543/yr	0.4x
230	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA · Private nonprofit	15 11–15	$18,896/yr	0.4x
231	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	15 11–15	$18,177/yr	0.7x
232	Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit	15 11–15	$18,453/yr	0.6x
233	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit	15 11–15	$17,711/yr	1.0x
234	Chapman University Orange, CA · Private nonprofit	14 11–14	$14,538/yr	0.8x
235	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · Private nonprofit	14 11–14	$15,492/yr	0.7x
236	Stetson University DeLand, FL · Private nonprofit	14 11–14	$15,905/yr	0.3x
237	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH · Private nonprofit	14 11–15	$17,141/yr	0.3x
238	The New School New York, NY · Private nonprofit	13 11–13	$12,109/yr	0.1x
239	University of Rochester Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	13 11–14	$14,310/yr	0.3x
240	Baylor University Waco, TX · Private nonprofit	13 11–13	$10,210/yr	0.7x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Music?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranks #1 for Music with a score of 57/100 and graduate earnings of $56,373/yr.

How much do Music graduates earn?

Across 240 schools, Music graduates earn an average of $28,116/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $59,926/yr.

Is Music a good major for AI resistance?

Music has an average AI task exposure of 49%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.