2022 Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 27,047 people earned their degree in music, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, music graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,639 and had an average of $28,653 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 436 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,200 and $31,281 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 music graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the music program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree music students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 16 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$33,446 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Music Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 24 doctorate’s music degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k)

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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