Music at Towson University
Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Towson.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.
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Towson Music Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Music
- Master’s Degree in Music
Towson Music Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at Towson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The music major at Towson 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
---|---|
Best Value Music Master’s Degree Schools | 64 |
Best Music Schools | 191 |
Best Value Music Schools | 195 |
Most Focused Music Schools | 671 |
In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in music from Towson. This makes it the #218 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.
How Much Do Music Graduates from Towson Make?
The median salary of music students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $22,552. This is less than $24,982, which is the national average of all music majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Music Student Demographics at Towson
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Towson University.
Towson Music Bachelor’s Program

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Towson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Towson Music Master’s Program

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Towson, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Towson University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Towson also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
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 Towson 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 Amouzone under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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