Music programs in Tennessee
19 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Tennessee earn a median of $61,860 a year across 21,230 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $72,030 | 1,370 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $60,500 | 510 |
| Music Directors and Composers | $79,640 | 400 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visible Music College Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 14 |
| American Baptist College Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cumberland University Lebanon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Johnson University Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
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.