Music at Johns Hopkins University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what Johns Hopkins University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 28,890.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

Johns Hopkins Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Johns Hopkins Music Rankings

The music major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Johns Hopkins University.

Johns Hopkins Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	33
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Johns Hopkins Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of music master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	29
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Johns Hopkins University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	144
Music Theory & Composition	21
Music Technology	5
Music History	3
Other Music	3

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Johns Hopkins University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,850	$74,160
Sound Engineering Technicians	280	$51,670
Music Directors and Composers	120	$58,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lester Spence under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.