Music Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #151 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Education Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 59 degrees in music education to qualified students.
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Your choice of music education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Music Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The music teacher education 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 the Best Music Education Schools in Maryland.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in music education needs to look into University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 music education students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
Towson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in music education. Towson is a fairly large public university located in the city of Towson. This university ranks 5th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 31 music education students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Any student pursuing a degree in music education needs to check out Loyola University Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 10 music education students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of music education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Music Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
