2024 Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a doctor's degree in music theory & composition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #198 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in the Southeast Region to review for the 2024 Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Music Theory & Composition Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music Theory & Composition in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in music theory & composition.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Music Composition

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Miami is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in music theory & composition. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in music theory & composition from University of Miami

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in music theory & composition needs to look into Florida State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in music theory & composition from Florida State University

Best Music Theory & Composition Colleges by State

Explore the best music theory & composition schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	8
South Carolina	135	1

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Music Theory & Composition Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Music Composition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	89
General Music	86
Music Pedagogy	13
Other Music	12
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	9
Music History	6
Keyboard Instruments	6
Conducting	4
Voice Performance	3
Jazz Studies	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.