Music programs in Texas
54 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $18,771 at South Plains College.
What this work pays in Texas
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Texas earn a median of $63,590 a year across 111,660 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $77,560 | 6,730 |
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $54,370 | 830 |
| Music Directors and Composers | $65,570 | 480 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (18 grads) | 10 |
| American InterContinental University-Houston Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 4 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Nelson University Waxahachie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Panola College Carthage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Panola College Carthage | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Temple College Temple | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Wayland Baptist University Plainview | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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.