Music at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in music from USF Tampa.

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

USF Tampa Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music
• Doctorate Degree in Music

USF Tampa Music Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music progam at USF Tampa compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at USF Tampa 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Music Doctor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Music Schools	200
Best Value Music Schools	223
Most Focused Music Master’s Degree Schools	228
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
	478
Most Focused Music Schools	992

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in music from USF Tampa. This makes it the #90 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Music Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in music from USF Tampa. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USF Tampa Music Master’s Program

Of the 19 music students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Visual Art
• Dance
• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 University of South Florida - Main Campus.

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
• Image Credit: By Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.