2025 Best Music Schools in Florida
19
Colleges in Florida
1,246
Music Degrees Awarded
$29,590
Avg Early-Career Salary
Music is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #43 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Music Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,246 degrees in music to qualified students.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
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Choosing a Great Music School
The music program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music rankings. We derive our Best Overall Music 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.
Pick Your Music Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Music Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
MBA in Music Business
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
Best Schools for Music in Florida
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the music degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Florida Schools in Music
University of Miami is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in music. Located in the 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 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were approximately 190 music students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, music degree recipients generally earn about $22,231 at the beginning of their careers.
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It's hard to beat Florida State University if you want to pursue a degree in music. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 175 music students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the music program report average early career wages of $25,428.
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Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
Program Name
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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University of Florida is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in music. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 95 music students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn around $22,559 in their early career salary.
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Valencia College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in music. Valencia College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 36 music students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, music degree recipients usually make around $22,985 in their early careers.
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Rollins is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Winter Park. This college ranks 29th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 32 music students who graduated with this degree at Rollins in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, music degree recipients typically earn around $20,745 at the beginning of their careers.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
16th
Most Popular In FL
33
Music Degrees Awarded
MDC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #355 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MDC is a great college overall.
There were about 33 music students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent data year.
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Stetson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of DeLand. This university ranks 51st out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 43 music students who graduated with this degree at Stetson in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn about $15,905 for their early career.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
21st
Most Popular In FL
Florida Southern is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Lakeland. This college ranks 41st out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 8 music students who graduated with this degree at Florida Southern in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 music students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the music program earn about $21,957 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in music from University of Central Florida
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In FL
38
Music Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly 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 about 38 music students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.
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