10-yr median earnings
$32,778
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Hollywood, California
Musicians Institute
Musicians Institute is a private for-profit institution in Hollywood, California. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 49.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $46,518
- Avg net price / yr
- $32,778
- 10-yr median earnings
- 78.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Musicians Institute pairs modest former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 27th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 78.0%
- acceptance rate
- 49.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +31%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Musicians Institute profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
27/100
Musicians Institute
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
$32,778
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$46,518
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
49.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
44.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C+
80.0%
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
$46,518
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
49.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 49.2%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Musicians Institute vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Musicians Institute ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Musicians Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$32,778 27th percentile higher than 27% 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 · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Musicians Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,778 | #3747 of 5103 | 27th |
| Average net price | $46,518 | #4962 of 5020 | 1st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 49.2% | #3044 of 4858 | 37th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 759 | #2463 of 5462 | 55th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
759
Undergraduate enrollment
78.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
49.2%
150%-time completion
$32,778
10-yr median earnings
80.0%
First-year retention
How Musicians Institute ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Musicians Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,778 | #393 of 493 | 20th |
| Average net price | $46,518 | #476 of 495 | 4th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 49.2% | #333 of 483 | 31st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 759 | #244 of 553 | 56th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 393 | Musicians InstituteThis school | $32,778 | $46,518 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 78.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Musicians Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$44,392 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$46,239 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$47,465 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$51,119 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Musicians Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $34,322 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $34,322 |
| Average Net Price | $46,518 |
19.9%
Pell Grant Rate
21.7%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Musicians Institute swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $34,558 to $37,835 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +5.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$34,558
Highest year
$37,835
Most recent (2023)
$37,793
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $35,6802023 · $37,793
Over the same years, enrollment went -37.0% (1,166 → 735 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
21.2%
Female
34.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
80.0%
Retention Rate
$24,962
Median Earnings (6yr)
42.4%
Earning Over $25K
44.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 49.2% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 80.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $24,962 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $32,778 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 42.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 44.2% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 3 | 130 | $36,039 | $37,763 | - |
| Associate's | 1 | 53 | $37,319 | $37,319 | - |
Top programs at Musicians Institute by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Music
Music
$37,763 median earnings
- Music
Music
$37,319 median earnings
- Precision Systems Maintena…
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$36,042 median earnings
- Audiovisual Communications…
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
$34,313 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Certificate | 60 | $37,763 | - |
| Music | Associate's | 53 | $37,319 | - |
| Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 47 | $36,042 | - |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 23 | $34,313 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Musicians Institute? ▼
Musicians Institute is a private for-profit institution in Hollywood, California. The acceptance rate is 78.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 759 students.
How much do Musicians Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Musicians Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,778 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $24,962.
How much does Musicians Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Musicians Institute is $46,518. In-state tuition is $34,322 and out-of-state tuition is $34,322.
What is the graduation rate at Musicians Institute? ▼
Musicians Institute has a 49.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 80.0%.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student 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).
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