2025 Best Musical Theater Schools in Florida

If you plan on majoring in musical theater, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #426 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of musical theater. Combined, these schools handed out 20 degrees in musical theater to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Musical Theater Schools List

Musical Theater Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Musical Theater Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Musical Theater in Florida

The schools below may not offer all types of musical theatre degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Florida Schools in Musical Theatre

1

Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in musical theater has to check out Florida Southern College. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Lakeland.More information about a degree in musical theater from Florida Southern College

2

The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Tampa is a great option for students interested in a degree in musical theater. Located in the large city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in musical theater from The University of Tampa

Best Musical Theater Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	710	37
Georgia	690	14
Virginia	630	27
Tennessee	624	8
South Carolina	530	11
Alabama	500	23
Louisiana	489	4
Arkansas	466	13
West Virginia	410	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Musical Theatre

Musical Theater is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Musical Theatre

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	445
Theater Design & Technology	123
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	66
Acting	21
Playwriting & Screenwriting	6

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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).
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