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2023 Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$18,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Music Bachelor's Degree School for You

Music is the #48 most popular major in Maryland with 393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Music Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

Check out the music bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Music Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salisbury are $10,188 a year.

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#3

St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Mary’s College of Maryland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public school with a small student population.

SMCM undergraduate students pay an average of $15,124 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, music graduates from Towson carry an average student debtload of $23,404.

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#5

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Frostburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the suburb of Frostburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Frostburg State are $9,594 a year.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $12,280 per year. Music majors at UMBC take out an average of $22,008 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #7, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Morgan State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,008 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, music graduates from Morgan State take out $32,878 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Goucher College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Goucher undergraduate students pay an average of $48,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Hood College

Frederick, MD

With a ranking of #9, Hood College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for music students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.

Hood undergraduate students pay an average of $43,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students pay an average of $58,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

Full Music at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 960
New York 2,324
New Jersey 593
District of Columbia 117
Delaware 43

One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Music

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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