Music programs in Ohio
12 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Ohio
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Ohio earn a median of $78,800 a year across 49,540 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,050 | 3,940 |
| Music Directors and Composers | $61,380 | 440 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $64,030 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Oberlin College Oberlin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.