2022 Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Music Education is the 157th most popular major in the country with 4,774 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 68 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 music education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,371 and $23,982 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in music education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent music education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the music education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Education in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$19,045 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $19,045 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students per year to attend University of Maryland - College Park.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Music Education Report

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$18,233 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland. Towson University is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #3 spot in our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Towson University is $18,233 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Towson University Music Education Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$29,342 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Music Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s music teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Music Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The estimated yearly cost for Johns Hopkins University is $29,342 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Music Teacher Education students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Music Education at Johns Hopkins University

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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