Quad
Messenger
Visible Music

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Visible Music graduates 23 pts more of its students than Messenger (36% vs. 13%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Visible Music grads earn $6.5K more ten years out than Messenger's ($35,933 vs. $29,463)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Messenger$29.5K
Visible Music$35.9K
Graduation rate
Messenger13%
Visible Music36%
Retention rate
Messenger57%
Visible Music67%

Borrowing

Median debt
MessengerNot reported
Visible Music$9.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Messenger96%
Visible Music58%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
MessengerNot reported
Visible Music$9.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
MessengerNot reported
Visible Music26%
Credential within 8 years, all students
MessengerNot reported
Visible Music38%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
MessengerNot reported
Visible Music5%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why