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Music at Hood College

If you plan to study Music, you may want to check out the program at Hood College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hood College is located in Frederick, MD.

During the most recent reporting year, 2 music graduations were recorded at Hood College.

Online & Distance Learning at Hood College

Distance learning is available at Hood College. Among 2,101 students, 376 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 234 (11%) took at least some classes online.

Music Rankings at Hood College

These rankings give you a sense of how Hood College’s Music program to other colleges that offer this major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Music graduates at Hood College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Music graduates at Hood College are 50% women (1) and 50% men (1).

Music Bachelor’s Program at Hood College

Of the 2 bachelor’s music degrees awarded at Hood College, 50% were women (1) and 50% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Music bachelor’s degree recipients at Hood College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 100% of Music bachelor’s degree recipients at Hood College, higher than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Music Concentrations at Hood College

The Music program at Hood College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Music	2

Top-Paying Careers for Music Graduates

Students who finish Music program at Hood College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Music graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Musicians and Singers	$96,571
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio	$87,328
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Music Directors and Composers	$66,915
Sound Engineering Technicians	$66,427
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.