Ranked #73 in popularity, general music is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Music Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 155 degrees in general music annually.
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The general music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Music rankings. For our Best Overall General Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Music Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
The schools below may not offer all types of general music degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Maryland - College Park is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general music. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 58 general music students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a degree in general music. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 46 general music students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Morgan State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general music. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore. This university ranks 33rd out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 7 general music students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent data year.
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).
The general music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Music rankings. For our Best Overall General Music School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
