2024 Best Music Schools in Maryland
10
Colleges in Maryland
396
Music Degrees Awarded
$20,188
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for music students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 396 degrees in music to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Music School
Your choice of music school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Music Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Best Schools for Music in Maryland
The schools below may not offer all types of music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Maryland Schools in Music
Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in music. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were about 176 music students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $18,024 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in music from Johns Hopkins University
Every student pursuing a degree in music has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 73 music students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Those music students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park make $5,751 more than the average music graduate.
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Every student who is interested in music needs to take a look at Towson University. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 music students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year. Those music students who get their degree from Towson University receive $2,364 more than the average music graduate.
More information about a degree in music from Towson University
University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMBC is a great university overall.
There were about 24 music students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent data year. After graduating, music degree recipients usually earn about $19,457 in the first five years of their career.
More information about a degree in music from University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In MD
Located in the suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #659 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMCM is a great college overall.
There were roughly 4 music students who graduated with this degree at SMCM in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music from St Mary’s College of Maryland
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In MD
Goucher is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Baltimore. This college ranks 12th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 3 music students who graduated with this degree at Goucher in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music from Goucher College
Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 18 music students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.
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Frostburg State is a small public university located in the small suburb of Frostburg. This university ranks 28th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 7 music students who graduated with this degree at Frostburg State in the most recent data year.
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UMES is a small public university located in the town of Princess Anne. This university ranks 33rd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.More information about a degree in music from University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 31st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 24 music students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the music program make an average of $17,131 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in music from Morgan State University
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