Washington, District of Columbia · Private Non-Profit
Music at Howard University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.6% reported program-share signal, $50,539 school-wide net price, and $63,066 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 58 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~58
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,158
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 41.3%
- Graduation rate
- 70%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $50,539/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $202,156
- Median debt
- $24,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,066/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.6%), school-wide average net price ($50,539), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($63,066), and peer averages from 1,158 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,158 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($31,674 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($8,240 above). Together, those evidence points place Howard University in the top 99% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.8% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.4% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 0.4% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.3% reported share · $1,471 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Music accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at Howard University, which is bigger than 45% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 58 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Howard University's average net price is $50,539 per year, about $202,156 over four years. That is $31,674 above the $18,865 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,066 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,240 above the $54,826 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Howard University #1,141 of 1,158 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.