Career outcomes for Berklee College of Music graduates
Per-major median earnings and 10-year projection bands. Numbers come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (most recent release); trajectory bands come from the life-path model run server-side with a synthetic profile.
School-wide 10-year median earnings
$43,451
Median earnings of federally-aided graduates 10 years after first enrollment, across all majors at Berklee College of Music.
Went on to a research doctorate
0.9per 100 bachelor's graduatesU.S. average: 2.0
From 2016 to 2025, 69 Berklee College of Music graduates earned a research doctorate, most often in humanities and arts, education, and social sciences.
Research doctorates (PhD, EdD and similar) only: medical, law and business degrees aren't counted. The rate divides those doctorates by the bachelor's degrees Berklee College of Music awarded from 2008 to 2017, allowing for the typical eight-year gap; fields with longer paths, like the humanities, read low. Source: NCSES Survey of Earned Doctorates and IPEDS completions.
Peer schools at this earnings band
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations, FL
0 majors with data·$52,335
Alaska Pacific University, AK
0 majors with data·$51,046
Albizu University-Miami, FL
0 majors with data·$48,006
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Earnings and graduate counts from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (most recent release). Last updated October 19, 2026. Methodology.