Music at University of Maryland - College Park

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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

UMCP Music Degrees Available

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

UMCP Music Rankings

The music major at UMCP 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UMCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at University of Maryland - College Park.

UMCP Music Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 University of Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMCP Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of music master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music	47
Music Performance	24
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	2

Related Majors

• Dance
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Drama & Theater 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 University of Maryland - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.