Best Schools for Music in 2026
These are the top schools offering Music, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Music graduate earns $23,615/yr across 10 schools.
All Music Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Valencia College
Orlando, FL · Music |
46
41–48 |
$22,985/yr | 51.3x |
| 2 |
International College of Broadcasting
Dayton, OH · Music |
44
40–47 |
$35,491/yr | 11.7x |
| 3 |
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media
Duluth, GA · Music |
41
36–44 |
$24,109/yr | — |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA · Music |
39
34–42 |
$21,399/yr | — |
| 5 |
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media
Duluth, GA · Music |
37
32–40 |
$16,086/yr | — |
| 6 |
American InterContinental University System
Chandler, AZ · Music |
37
32–39 |
$22,690/yr | 17.4x |
| 7 |
American InterContinental University-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA · Music |
36
32–38 |
$22,690/yr | 15.9x |
| 8 |
American InterContinental University-Houston
Houston, TX · Music |
36
31–38 |
$22,690/yr | 14.3x |
| 9 |
Visible Music College
Memphis, TN · Music |
36
31–38 |
$24,993/yr | 10.4x |
| 10 |
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL · Music |
33
28–35 |
$23,018/yr | 3.4x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.