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2024 Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region

12 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for music therapy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 degrees in music therapy during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Therapy School

Best Music Therapy Schools in the Southeast Region 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Therapy
Master's Degrees in Music Therapy

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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Music Therapy

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

Shenandoah University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in music therapy. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Winchester. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
40.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Miami is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music therapy. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

Belmont University is a good option for students interested in a degree in music therapy. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 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.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

It's hard to beat Florida State University if you want to pursue a degree in music therapy. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 music therapy 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
2nd Most Popular In GA

Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
56.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 25 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 9 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS

Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were about 3 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at William Carey University in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
61.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. This university ranks 4th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 14 music therapy students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Music Therapy Colleges by State

Explore the best music therapy colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida71539
North Carolina71018
Georgia69019
Virginia63019
Tennessee62422
South Carolina53014
Kentucky51810
Mississippi5016
Louisiana48910

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One of 16 majors within the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions area of study, Music Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist2,948
Occupational Therapy1,983
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling364
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy227
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions182
Rehabilitation Science136
Art Therapy49
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General35
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist26
Orthotist/Prosthetist18

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