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2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

2 Colleges in Maryland
137 Master's Degrees
$35,189 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your master's degree in music, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #36 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 master's degrees in music during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for music students working on their master's degree.

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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 Music Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Music

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Every student who is interested in a master's degree in music needs to check out Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn an average of $30,761 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in music from Johns Hopkins University

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It is difficult to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.

Those music students who get their master's degree from University of Maryland - College Park receive $4,428 more than the typical music graduate.

More information about a master’s in music from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 261 811
Pennsylvania 248 225
New Jersey 188 95
District of Columbia 154 12
Delaware 109 26

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Music Performance 79
General Music 32
Music Theory & Composition 15
Other Music 5
Music Pedagogy 3
Music History 2
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 229
Fine & Studio Arts 52
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 21
Drama & Theater Arts 18
Other Visual Art 8
Dance 5
Arts & Media Management 4

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