2025 Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region
5
Colleges in the Southeast Region
178
Music Therapy Degrees Awarded
Music Therapy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #519 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 degrees in music therapy annually.
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Choosing a Great Music Therapy School
Your choice of music therapy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for music therapy 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 Therapy Rankings by Degree Level
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 Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest 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 Therapy in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of music therapy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Music Therapy
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
Shenandoah University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in music therapy. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winchester. This university ranks 13th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 17 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music therapy from Shenandoah University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
Belmont University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in music therapy. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music therapy from Belmont University
Every student pursuing a degree in music therapy has to take a look at University of Louisville. 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 about 21 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music therapy from University of Louisville
Appalachian State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in music therapy. Located in the 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 25 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in music therapy from Appalachian State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very 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 21 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in music therapy from Florida State University
