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Music at University of Maryland - College Park

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - College Park is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received their master's degree in music.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Music
  • Doctorate Degree in Music

UMCP Music Rankings

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 Master’s Program

59% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of music master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from UMCP, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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