2025 Best Music Education Schools in the Southeast Region
55Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,171Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Music Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #151 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 55 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music education. Combined, these schools handed out 1,171 degrees in music education to qualified students.
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The music teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Education rankings. For our Best Overall Music Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Education Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Music Education in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
11 Top Southeast Region Schools in Music Teacher Education
It's hard to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 music education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Florida if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 66 music education students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
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It's hard to beat East Carolina University if you want to pursue a degree in music education. ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were about 9 music education students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.
University of Louisville is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in music education. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 16 music education students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 music education students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 music education students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 23 music education students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.
USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were about 32 music education students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #357 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were about 18 music education students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.
UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were about 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 107 music education students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Music Education Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The music teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Education rankings. For our Best Overall Music Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
