Music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Indiana, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 39 graduates a year

$33,070
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,630
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$42,892
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#71 of 268
Rank by pay
#69 of 268
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus graduates in music earn 13% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 56% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus 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—
…
68University of Delaware Newark, DE$49,145$48,851#78—
69Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$49,111$51,782#51$34,882
70West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX$48,656$49,469#68$50,881
71Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA$48,630$49,457#69$33,070
72University of Denver Denver, CO$48,461$45,321#121$23,262
73University of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA$48,360$44,004#132—
74West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$48,226$57,054#18$26,011

Other Music Credentials at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$50,808——

Other Majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$90,257$68,996#6 of 19
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$82,343$68,936#634 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$77,097$54,561#327 of 459
Economics$75,865$46,860#213 of 368
Biological and Physical Sciences$71,028$25,311#4 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,794$47,912#358 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$66,845$49,454#551 of 796
Physics$64,837—#97 of 107
Political Science and Government$63,458$40,730#244 of 565
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,397$54,823#156 of 253
Management Information Systems and Services$60,927$53,846#155 of 166
Human Resources Management and Services$58,975$42,542#166 of 187
Business Administration, Management and Operations$58,931$42,362#835 of 1176
Marketing$58,043$39,247#413 of 516
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$57,936—#119 of 215
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,380$34,617#102 of 138
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,958$33,174#178 of 476
Criminology$53,762$37,911#69 of 113
Hospitality Administration/Management$53,551$30,307#84 of 137
Special Education and Teaching$53,494$44,121#63 of 177
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$52,984$31,311#319 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$52,359$34,981#155 of 299
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$52,115$23,996#35 of 50
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$51,725$27,467#29 of 42
Biology$49,673$31,928#695 of 841
Journalism$49,625$37,263#141 of 187
English Language and Literature$49,537$22,588#264 of 576
Sociology$47,851$32,323#342 of 462
Social Sciences—$45,509—
Psychology$45,420$32,694#780 of 1027

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus music graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,070 one year after graduating and $48,630 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus rank for music?

Among 268 colleges reporting earnings for music graduates, Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus ranks #71 by median pay four years after graduation, and #69 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is music at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% more than the national median for music ($42,892), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · 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.