by our College Data Analytics Team
[Music History](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/music-history/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong music history education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value music history schools.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the music history degrees they offer, see the list below.
Leading the list is Johns Hopkins University, our #1 best value for music history in Maryland. Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Students from in state pay about $64,730 in tuition and fees. Music History graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. Early-career music history graduates make about $23,620. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. Johns Hopkins University admits about 6% of applicants.
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
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