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2024 Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in Florida

3 Colleges in Florida
36 Music Composition Degrees Awarded
A degree in music theory & composition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #390 out of 1506 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for music theory & composition students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 degrees in music theory & composition during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Theory & Composition School

Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in Florida The music composition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition rankings. We derive our Best Overall Music Theory & Composition School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Music Theory & Composition Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Music Composition
Master's Degrees in Music Composition
Doctor's Degrees in Music Composition

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition 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 composition degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Florida Schools in Music Composition

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

University of Miami is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in music theory & composition. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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Florida State crest
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

Florida State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in music theory & composition. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 14 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL

It's difficult to beat Stetson University if you wish to pursue a degree in music theory & composition. Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 4 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Stetson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Music Theory & Composition Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710 1
Georgia 690 3
Virginia 630 6
Tennessee 624 16
South Carolina 530 5
Kentucky 518 0
Mississippi 501 0
Alabama 500 3
Louisiana 489 2
Arkansas 466 0

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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 Technology 448
Music Performance 336
General Music 315
Other Music 60
Jazz Studies 55
Voice Performance 25
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 13
Keyboard Instruments 11
Conducting 5
Music Pedagogy 2

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