Best Disc Jockey programs in Michigan, ranked by enrollment
Play prerecorded music for live audiences at venues or events such as clubs, parties, or wedding receptions. May use techniques such as mixing, cutting, or sampling to manipulate recordings.
12 schools in Michigan run programs that feed this job, graduating 72 people a year. The job pays a median of — in Michigan across about 360 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Michigan that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in Michigan that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Michigan (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Michigan page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 10.0203In Michigan → | 42 | 58.3% | 6 | $21,634 | $20,000 |
| 2 | CIP 50.0913In Michigan → | 24 | 33.3% | 5 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 3 | CIP 15.0307In Michigan → | 6 | 8.3% | 2 | $59,859 | $15,372 |
Top 12 schools in Michigan
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 12 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Music Technology | $24,775 | 58% | — | 85% |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Recording Arts Technology/Technician | — | 21% | — | — |
| 3 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Recording Arts Technology/Technician | — | 25% | — | — |
| 4 | Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Recording Arts Technology/Technician | — | 68% | — | 92% |
| 5 | Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Recording Arts Technology/Technician | — | 17% | — | — |
| 6 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Music Technology | — | 58% | — | 88% |
| 7 | Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Recording Arts Technology/Technician | — | 18% | — | — |
| 8 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 6 | Audio Engineering Technology/Technician | — | 93% | — | 16% |
| 9 | Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Recording Arts Technology/Technician | — | 33% | — | — |
| 10 | Mott Community College Flint, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Music Technology | — | 32% | — | — |
| 11 | Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Music Technology | — | 62% | $21,132 | 78% |
| 12 | Lansing Community College Lansing, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Audio Engineering Technology/Technician | — | 25% | — | — |
All 12 schools in Michigan
Every school in Michigan with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Public | 9 | 1 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Public | 9 | 1 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | Public | 7 | 1 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Public | 6 | 1 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | Public | 6 | 1 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Public | 6 | 1 |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public | 6 | 2 |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public | 5 | 1 |
| Mott Community College | Flint | Public | 4 | 1 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | Private not-for-profit | 1 | 1 |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public | 1 | 1 |
What disc jockeys earn in Michigan
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
BLS publishes an hourly wage only for this occupation. The work is intermittent, so no annual figure is estimated.
Concentrated here: Michigan employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Michigan, by employment
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Disc Jockeys page.
How to become a Disc Jockey
Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Michigan
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 3 majors mapped to Disc Jockeys3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 10.0203Recording Arts Technology/Technician
- 15.0307Audio Engineering Technology/Technician
- 50.0913Music Technology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing disc jockeys programs in Michigan.
What degree do you need to become a Disc Jockey?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Recording Arts Technology/Technician, which awarded 42 degrees in Michigan in 2024-25, 58.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Disc Jockey?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Music, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 72 people a year in Michigan.
Is demand for disc jockeys growing?+
BLS projects a +3.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Michigan?+
12 institutions in Michigan reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'Short-term on-the-job training' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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