Music at Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 30 graduates a year

$19,353
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,680
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$42,892
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#55 of 268
Rank by pay
#32 of 268
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Miami University-Oxford graduates in music earn 18% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 53% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Miami University-Oxford Compares for Music

All 268 colleges reporting music earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$65,533$59,631#8—
2Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA$63,852$58,143#10—
3Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$61,943$54,366#30$21,623
4University of Florida Gainesville, FL$61,446$65,401#1$22,559
5Northeastern University Boston, MA$60,974$53,694#38$21,978
6Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA$60,974$53,694#39$21,978
7The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX$60,172$61,177#4$56,062
8University of Redlands Redlands, CA$59,275$53,936#35—
9The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX$59,218$60,207#5$56,373
10Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$59,217$64,688#2—
…
52Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$51,008$46,916#102$25,532
53Luther College Decorah, IA$50,947$53,590#41$45,367
54Biola University La Mirada, CA$50,781$46,207#107$19,978
55Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$50,680$54,083#32$19,353
56Florida International University Miami, FL$50,677$53,939#34$25,484
57University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$50,544$49,659#65$13,128
58Montclair State University Montclair, NJ$50,418$44,251#129$27,977

Other Majors at Miami University-Oxford by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Information Systems and Services$111,158$72,045#9 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$110,406$71,203#26 of 452
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$102,249$74,770#27 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$101,808$67,743#47 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$101,674$60,596#10 of 84
Engineering-Related Fields$99,473$74,624#8 of 33
Computer Engineering$96,840$71,836#141 of 189
Chemical Engineering$96,025$77,542#85 of 158
Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,796$67,823#38 of 1176
Computer and Information Sciences$94,001$66,030#158 of 459
Economics$90,742$57,379#102 of 368
Statistics$90,388$61,702#24 of 50
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,862$69,483#5 of 34
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,052$58,914#81 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$87,343$68,067#256 of 318
Marketing$86,919$59,043#40 of 516
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$82,411$50,938#6 of 158
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$79,710$50,700#14 of 178
Area Studies$79,449$50,637#3 of 70
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,451$71,404#831 of 966
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$77,163—#6 of 49
Political Science and Government$75,374$46,428#63 of 565
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$72,484$34,923#11 of 48
Biology$72,037$38,122#72 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$70,919$40,486#29 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$67,981$47,295#27 of 299
International Relations and National Security Studies$67,301$38,766#55 of 118
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$67,193$47,731#28 of 67
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,575—#58 of 215
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$61,474$42,287#20 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Miami University-Oxford music graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $19,353 one year after graduating and $50,680 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Miami University-Oxford rank for music?

Among 268 colleges reporting earnings for music graduates, Miami University-Oxford ranks #55 by median pay four years after graduation, and #32 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is music at Miami University-Oxford worth it?

Its graduates earn 18% more than the national median for music ($42,892), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Miami University-Oxford · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.