2027 Best Music Performance Schools in Maryland

Music Performance is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their music performance programs.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for music performance students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Music Performance Schools in Maryland

Best Schools for Music Performance in Maryland

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall music performance education in Maryland.

Top Schools in Music Performance

1

University Of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

$52,541 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is University Of Maryland College Park, our #1 school for music performance. Located in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a very large public university. University Of Maryland College Park graduates 89% of students within six years. There were roughly 26 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University Of Maryland College Park in the most recent data year. Graduates of the music performance program make about $52,541 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $21,614 to complete this degree. See the full music performance program report for University Of Maryland College Park

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

211 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

$23,620 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong music performance program will find one at Johns Hopkins University, which ranked #2. Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Roughly 94% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 211 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the music performance program make about $23,620 in their early career. Johns Hopkins University graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. See the full music performance program report for Johns Hopkins University

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.