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After Visible Music College: graduation, pay and debt

Memphis, Tennessee · Private · 79 undergrads

14% of Visible Music College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $35,933 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$35.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
14%
finish within six years.
14%
finish in four years.
67%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20k
median federal debt at graduation.
57%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished in four yearsCollege Scorecard, 2017 entry
14%
Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard, 2019 entry
14%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
67%
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
3.5%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$32,345
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$33,320
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,933
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
59%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,449
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
57%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers