Poor return
$-59,336 over 10 years
For graduates of Music at Brigham Young University.
On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.
By credential level
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Degree | — | — | — | Not enough data |
| Music | Certificate | $45,292 | — | -95% | Poor return |
| Music | Associate's | $44,848 | $10,920 | -104% | Poor return |
Music at other colleges
How the same major’s ROI compares elsewhere.
| # | College | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX | Certificate | $76,384 | — | +378% | Strong return |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | Certificate | $58,989 | $41,000 | +225% | Strong return |
| 3 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | Certificate | $66,675 | — | +132% | Strong return |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | Certificate | $54,504 | $29,590 | +74% | Strong return |
| 5 | University of Houston Houston, TX | Certificate | $52,249 | — | +27% | Break-even |
| 6 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI | Certificate | $52,649 | — | +25% | Break-even |
| 7 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX | Certificate | $54,561 | $33,399 | +20% | Break-even |
| 8 | SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY | Certificate | $52,731 | $23,582 | +7% | Break-even |
| 9 | Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA | Certificate | $62,287 | — | +6% | Break-even |
| 10 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Certificate | $51,570 | $18,500 | +2% | Break-even |
Other majors at Brigham Young University
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | Associate's | $135,399 | — | +2,804% | Strong return |
| Computer Engineering | Associate's | $146,934 | $11,000 | +2,801% | Strong return |
| Computer Science | Associate's | $124,873 | $12,000 | +2,150% | Strong return |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's | $123,638 | $13,500 | +2,082% | Strong return |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Associate's | $118,744 | $11,625 | +1,985% | Strong return |
| Housing and Human Environments | Associate's | $107,056 | — | +1,894% | Strong return |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Associate's | $106,705 | — | +1,882% | Strong return |
| Law | Master's | $104,910 | — | +1,825% | Strong return |
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.