Music is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Johns Hopkins University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in music, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for music majors, Johns Hopkins came in at #30. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Maryland.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Johns Hopkins was $1,900 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $54,160 | $54,160 |
Books and Supplies | $1,260 | $1,260 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,095 | $11,095 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,152 | $1,152 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Music students who received their bachelor’s degree at Johns Hopkins took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $24,538.
The median early career salary of music students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins is $31,038 per year. That is 23% higher than the national average of $25,137.
Johns Hopkins does not offer an online option for its music bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Johns Hopkins Online Learning page.
Women made up around 45.0% of the music students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 46.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.0% of the music bachelor’s degrees at Johns Hopkins in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 23 |
International Students | 17 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Music Performance | 52 |
Music Theory & Composition | 3 |
Music Technology | 5 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fine & Studio Arts | 6 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.