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2026 Best Value Music Technology Schools in Maryland

[Music Technology](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/music-technology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for music technology students.

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• Best Value Music Technology Schools in Maryland

2026 Best Value Music Technology Schools in Maryland

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the music technology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Music Technology Schools

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

$64,730 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,250 Avg Student Debt

$87,555 Median Earnings (10yr)

Johns Hopkins University tops our 2026 list of the best value music technology schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Students from in state pay about $64,730 in tuition and fees. Music Technology graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. Music Technology graduates of Johns Hopkins University earn a median of $23,620 early in their careers. Set against $23,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Johns Hopkins University admits about 6% of applicants.

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University Of Maryland Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

$13,256 In-State Tuition & Fees

$29,000 Avg Student Debt

$69,960 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Maryland Baltimore County came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value music technology schools. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, University Of Maryland Baltimore County is a large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,256, with out-of-state students paying around $31,225. Music Technology graduates carry a median of $29,000 in student loans. Early-career music technology graduates make about $23,991. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 72% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.