10-yr median earnings
$31,758
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Pasadena, California
Los Angeles College of Music
Los Angeles College of Music is a private for-profit institution in Pasadena, California. Graduates earn a median of $31,758 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $43,590/yr.
- $31,758
- 10-yr median earnings
- $43,590
- Avg net price / yr
- 87.7%
- Acceptance rate
- 43.6%
- 4-yr completion
The verdict
Los Angeles College of Music pairs modest graduate earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 75%
- graduate earnings, US
- 87.7%
- acceptance rate
- 43.6%
- 4-yr completion
- +55%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Los Angeles College of Music is a private for-profit institution in Pasadena, California enrolling 227 students, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release. The acceptance rate is 87.7%. Graduates earn a median of $31,758 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid data. The average net price after financial aid is $43,590. This profile includes admissions data, graduation rates, program-level earnings, and cost breakdowns to help students compare colleges using official federal data.
Data updated July 2026
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Los Angeles College of Music
Los Angeles College of Music operates as a private for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 227 students of which 261 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; Los Angeles College of Music is categorized as "Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost figures below come from the same annual IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and net-price calculation that every Title IV institution is legally required to submit to the federal government, so the same standardized methodology applies whether comparing a public flagship or a small private college. Net price nets grant and scholarship aid out of the published sticker price, the number financial-aid experts consider the honest comparison point - the table further down breaks that figure out by family income band rather than a single blended average, since what one family actually pays can look very different from what another family pays at the identical school.
The outcomes further down come from federal tax records the U.S. Treasury links to former students who received federal financial aid, not a self-reported alumni survey - an approach that removes response bias but also means graduates who never took federal aid are absent from the earnings figures. Completion and retention rates only count first-time, full-time degree-seeking students, so a school with a large transfer or part-time population can serve those students well without that showing up in these particular metrics. Reading the cost, completion, and earnings figures together, rather than any single one in isolation, is the approach the College Scorecard's own methodology recommends for judging return on investment.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
18/100
Los Angeles College of Music
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$31,758
10-year median graduate earnings
Net Price F
$43,590
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Graduation Rate N/A
N/A
6-year completion rate
Debt F
$27,938
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
62.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
61.3%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$43,590
After grants and scholarships
4-yr completion
43.6%
First-time, full-time bachelor's
4-year completion vs national average (40%) 43.6%
Higher is better
College ROI Quadrant - Los Angeles College of Music vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by 4-year graduation rate. Top-left = best ROI; bottom-right = avoid.
How Los Angeles College of Music ranks nationally
Where this school's graduate earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Los Angeles College of Music: graduate earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$31,758 Top 75% higher than 25% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2024
Quick Facts
227
Total enrollment
87.7%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
43.6%
4-yr graduation rate
$31,758
10-yr median earnings
61.3%
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 87.7% |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $30,540 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $30,540 |
| Average Net Price | $43,590 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $42,657 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $41,484 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $43,352 |
| Over $110,000 | $44,642 |
20.2%
Pell Grant Rate
32.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,938
Median Debt
$296/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 8.4%
African American 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 8.8%
Asian 3.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.8%
International 50.7%
Student body at a glance
33.7%
Female
Outcomes
43.6%
4-Year Completion Rate
61.3%
Retention Rate
$20,538
Median Earnings (6yr)
$31,758
Median Earnings (10yr)
62.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Los Angeles College of Music? ▼
Los Angeles College of Music is a private for-profit institution in Pasadena, California. The acceptance rate is 87.7%. Total enrollment is 227 students.
How much do Los Angeles College of Music graduates earn? ▼
Graduates of Los Angeles College of Music earn a median of $31,758 ten years after enrollment. Six years after enrollment, median earnings are $20,538.
How much does Los Angeles College of Music cost? ▼
The average net price at Los Angeles College of Music is $43,590. In-state tuition is $30,540 and out-of-state tuition is $30,540. Median student debt at graduation is $27,938.
What is the graduation rate at Los Angeles College of Music? ▼
Los Angeles College of Music has a 4-year completion rate of 43.6%. The first-year retention rate is 61.3%.
Is Los Angeles College of Music worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Los Angeles College of Music is $27,938, while graduates earn a median of $31,758 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 88% of first-year post-graduation earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 62.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $296.
Sources & methodology
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release, PlainCollege tracks 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 individual school-and-program earnings records nationwide.
Every figure on this page is read live from official U.S. federal datasets, as of the 2024-25 release. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - graduate earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for Los Angeles College of Music
- Los Angeles College of Music's graduates land in the 75th percentile nationally for 10-year earnings among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $43,590 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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