2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in Maryland

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 11,573 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 157 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general music. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general music programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general music program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The general music school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Maryland”.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree general music students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at UMCP

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Master’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s general music students in 2019-2020.

Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Music Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Music at Towson University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Music

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.

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