Music programs in New York
28 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $22,329 at Finger Lakes Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New York earn a median of $97,070 a year across 70,660 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $98,850 | 14,920 |
| Music Directors and Composers | $82,930 | 2,370 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $87,510 | 2,050 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | $22,329 (27 grads) | 5 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 20 |
| Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Five Towns College Dix Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Manhattan School of Music New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mercy University Dobbs Ferry | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| The Juilliard School New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| The New School New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Music — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.