Music at Florida State University

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Florida State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

Florida State Music Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music
Master’s Degree in Music

Florida State Music Rankings

The music major at Florida State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Florida State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Florida State University.

Florida State Music Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Florida State since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Florida State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	57
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Florida State Music Master’s Program

41% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of music master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Florida State, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida State University with a master's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	39
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Florida State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance	93
General Music	53
Music Theory & Composition	14
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	10
Voice Performance	1

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,520	$72,670
Sound Engineering Technicians	900	$56,010
Music Directors and Composers	640	$72,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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