2025 Best Musical Theater Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

Musical Theater is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #254 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for musical theater students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in musical theater during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on musical theater students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other musical theater students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized musical theater related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for musical theater students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Musical Theater Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Musical Theater Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Musical Theater in Florida

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for musical theater students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Florida Schools for a Bachelor's in Musical Theatre

1

Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL

12 Annual Graduates

Florida Southern College is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in musical theater. Located in the midsize city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Florida Southern College

2

The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL

16 Annual Graduates

The University of Tampa is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in musical theater. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Tampa.More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from The University of Tampa

Best Musical Theater Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Tennessee	460	8
North Carolina	453	37
Georgia	453	14
Virginia	421	27
South Carolina	370	11
Alabama	320	23
Louisiana	306	4
Arkansas	294	13
West Virginia	223	0

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Musical Theater Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Musical Theater has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Musical Theatre

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	400
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	64
Theater Design & Technology	17
Acting	16

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.