2023 Best Music Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Music School for You
Music is the #38 most popular major in Florida with 1,223 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Music Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Florida to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Music Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best for music majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Music Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the best school in Florida for music students. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.
The average amount in student loans that music majors at Valencia College take out is $10,953.
Out of the 18 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, music graduates from UF take out $16,608 in student loans while working on their degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Music Schools in Florida list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
While working on their degree, music majors at UCF accumulate an average of around $23,507 in student debt.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
The average amount in student loans that music majors at Florida State take out is $22,246.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Music Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.
Music majors at U Miami take out an average of $15,291 in student loans while working on their egree.
Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for music students. It came in at #7 on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
Music majors at FIU take out an average of $20,989 in student loans while working on their egree.
Stetson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for music students. It came in at #8 on the list. Stetson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of DeLand.
After completing their degree, music graduates from Stetson carry an average student debtload of $26,000.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best music programs. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #10, Full Sail University did quite well on this year’s best schools for music students. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.
The average amount in student loans that music majors at Full Sail University take out is $30,394. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $456, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Music Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 472 |
Virginia | 632 |
North Carolina | 511 |
Tennessee | 804 |
Kentucky | 284 |
South Carolina | 204 |
Louisiana | 315 |
Arkansas | 184 |
Alabama | 276 |
Mississippi | 182 |
West Virginia | 93 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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