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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall music performance education in Florida.
Our analysis ranked University Of Central Florida the best school in the country for a degree in music performance. Located in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a very large public university. Roughly 78% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 51 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University Of Central Florida in the most recent data year. Students who receive their music performance degree from University Of Central Florida earn around $21,957 in the first couple years of their career. University Of Central Florida graduates carry a median of $20,567 in student loans.
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Florida State University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best music performance schools. Florida State University is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. About 86% of students finish within six years. Florida State University awarded about 98 music performance degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, music performance degree recipients from Florida State University generally make around $26,311. Florida State University graduates carry a median of $23,992 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong music performance program will find one at University Of Miami, which ranked #3. Set in the suburb of Coral Gables, University Of Miami is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 84% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 59 music performance students who graduated with this degree at University Of Miami in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, music performance degree recipients from University Of Miami generally make around $23,991. Typical student debt for the program is $13,998.
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A rank of #4 makes Florida Gulf Coast University one of the top schools for music performance. Florida Gulf Coast University is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers. Florida Gulf Coast University graduates 57% of students within six years. Florida Gulf Coast University awarded about 17 music performance degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the music performance program make about $50,726 in their early career. Florida Gulf Coast University graduates carry a median of $20,015 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong music performance program will find one at University Of South Florida Main Campus, which ranked #5. This very large public university is located in the city of Tampa. University Of South Florida Main Campus graduates 77% of students within six years. About 34 music performance degrees were awarded at University Of South Florida Main Campus in the most recent year. Music Performance graduates of University Of South Florida Main Campus earn a median of $52,885 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $21,829.
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University Of North Florida came in at #6 for music performance this year. Set in the city of Jacksonville, University Of North Florida is a large public institution. About 65% of students finish within six years. About 29 music performance degrees were awarded at University Of North Florida in the most recent year. Students who receive their music performance degree from University Of North Florida earn around $24,405 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $20,188 to complete this degree.
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Jacksonville University ranked #7 on our 2026 list of the best music performance schools. Located in the city of Jacksonville, Jacksonville University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Jacksonville University graduates 51% of students within six years. About 10 music performance degrees were awarded at Jacksonville University in the most recent year. Graduates of the music performance program make about $21,219 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete this degree.
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Lynn University placed #8 among the best music performance schools. Lynn University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton. About 52% of students finish within six years. Lynn University awarded about 29 music performance degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their music performance degree from Lynn University earn around $50,569 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $21,391 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 15 schools evaluated.
- 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 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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