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2025 Best Music Performance Schools in Florida

9 Colleges in Florida
313 Music Performance Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in music performance, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #116 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Performance Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 313 degrees in music performance to qualified students.

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

Choosing a Great Music Performance School

Best Music Performance Schools in Florida The music performance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Performance rankings. We derive our Best Overall Music Performance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Music Performance Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Performance
Master's Degrees in Music Performance
Doctor's Degrees in Music Performance

The music performance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Performance Schools in Florida. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Music Performance 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 performance degree levels they offer.

Top Florida Schools in Music Performance

1
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
49 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

University of Miami is a good choice for students interested in a degree in music performance. Located in the large suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 49 music performance students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music performance from University of Miami

2
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
98 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

Florida State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in music performance. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 98 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music performance from Florida State University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
31 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

University of Central Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music performance. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were about 31 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In FL
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Florida Southern College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in music performance. Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland. This college ranks 41st out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 7 music performance students who graduated with this degree at Florida Southern in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music performance from Florida Southern College

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In FL
34 Music Performance Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 music performance students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.

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

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

UNF is a large public university located in the city of Jacksonville. This university ranks 26th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 28 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in music performance from University of North Florida

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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In FL

JU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jacksonville. This university ranks 31st out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 5 music performance students who graduated with this degree at JU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music performance from Jacksonville University

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In FL

Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 8 music performance students who graduated with this degree at FGCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music performance from Florida Gulf Coast University

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In FL
60.0% Growth in Graduates

UWF is a large public university located in the rural area of Pensacola. This university ranks 49th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 15 music performance students who graduated with this degree at UWF in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in music performance from The University of West Florida

Best Music Performance Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710 217
Georgia 690 166
Virginia 630 255
Tennessee 624 125
South Carolina 530 40
Kentucky 518 54
Mississippi 501 27
Alabama 500 10
Louisiana 489 188
Arkansas 466 107
West Virginia 410 13

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One of 17 majors within the Music area of study, Music Performance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Technology 395
General Music 324
Other Music 68
Music Theory & Composition 33
Jazz Studies 33
Keyboard Instruments 30
Voice Performance 29
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 12
Conducting 5
Music Pedagogy 3

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