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2025 Best Music Education Schools in Florida

10 Colleges in Florida
335 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
A degree in music education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #151 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for music education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 335 degrees in music education annually.

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Choosing a Great Music Education School

Best Music Education Schools in Florida 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Music Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education
Master's Degrees in Music Teacher Education
Doctor's Degrees in Music Teacher Education

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 Florida list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Music Education in Florida

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music teacher education degree levels they offer.

10 Top Florida Schools in Music Teacher Education

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
66 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Florida if you wish to pursue a degree in music education. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 66 music education students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from University of Florida

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
32 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music education. USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 music education students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music education from University of South Florida - Main Campus

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL
51.9% Growth in Graduates

University of Central Florida is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in music education. UCF is a fairly 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 roughly 27 music education students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
107 Music Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Florida State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in music education. Located in the midsize 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 about 107 music education students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In FL
12.5% Growth in Graduates

FAU is a very large public university located in the city of Boca Raton. This university ranks 22nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 8 music education students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Florida Atlantic University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In FL
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 13 music education students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In FL
44.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 51st out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 18 music education students who graduated with this degree at Stetson in the most recent data year.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 13 music education students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In FL

Located in the city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 41st out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 4 music education students who graduated with this degree at Florida Southern in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In FL
14.3% Growth in Graduates

SEU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lakeland. This university ranks 28th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 7 music education students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music education from Southeastern University

Best Music Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710 150
Georgia 690 183
Virginia 630 40
Tennessee 624 55
South Carolina 530 104
Kentucky 518 65
Mississippi 501 149
Alabama 500 28
Louisiana 489 44
Arkansas 466 61
West Virginia 410 2

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Music Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 288
Agricultural Teacher Education 132
Reading Teacher Education 130
Art Education 107
English & Language Arts Education 106
Mathematics Education 71
Social Science Teacher Education 64
Science Education 37
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 33
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 29

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