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Music Performance Schools in the South

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In 2024, we reviewed 209 schools offering music performance majors in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Music-Colleges.com ranks Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), and Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) the top three music performance schools in the South.

See the best 50 music performance colleges in the South below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the South.

Top 50 music performance schools in the South:

Johns Hopkins University - Music School Ranking
1. Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 6 music performance programs

University of Miami - Music School Ranking
2. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 8 music performance programs

Florida State University - Music School Ranking
3. Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL, 3 music performance programs

University of Maryland College Park - Music School Ranking
4. University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD, 1 music performance program

The University of Texas at Austin - Music School Ranking
5. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 2 music performance programs

Southern Methodist University - Music School Ranking
6. Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX, 6 music performance programs

University of Georgia - Music School Ranking
7. University of Georgia

Athens, GA, 2 music performance programs

University of Central Florida - Music School Ranking
8. University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL, 1 music performance program

University of Houston - Music School Ranking
9. University of Houston

Houston, TX, 1 music performance program

Texas Tech University - Music School Ranking
10. Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX, 1 music performance program

James Madison University - Music School Ranking
11. James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA, 2 music performance programs

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College - Music School Ranking
Shenandoah University - Music School Ranking
13. Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA, 8 music performance programs

George Mason University - Music School Ranking
14. George Mason University

Fairfax, VA, 1 music performance program

University of Kentucky - Music School Ranking
15. University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY, 2 music performance programs

University of Oklahoma Norman - Music School Ranking
16. University of Oklahoma Norman

Norman, OK, 2 music performance programs

University of North Texas - Music School Ranking
17. University of North Texas

Denton, TX, 5 music performance programs

University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Music School Ranking
18. University of North Carolina

Greensboro, NC, 4 music performance programs

Texas State University - Music School Ranking
19. Texas State University

San Marcos, TX, 3 music performance programs

Liberty University - Music School Ranking
20. Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA, 2 music performance programs

Rice University - Music School Ranking
21. Rice University

Houston, TX, 6 music performance programs

Vanderbilt University - Music School Ranking
22. Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN, 2 music performance programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Music School Ranking
23. University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, 1 music performance program

American University - Music School Ranking
24. American University

Washington, DC, 1 music performance program

Baylor University - Music School Ranking
25. Baylor University

Waco, TX, 7 music performance programs

Texas Christian University - Music School Ranking
26. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX, 10 music performance programs

University of South Florida - Music School Ranking
27. University of South Florida

Tampa, FL, 2 music performance programs

University of Tulsa - Music School Ranking
28. University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK, 2 music performance programs

University of North Carolina School of the Arts - Music School Ranking
29. University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston Salem, NC, 4 music performance programs

University of South Carolina Columbia - Music School Ranking
30. University of South Carolina Columbia

Columbia, SC, 4 music performance programs

The Catholic University of America - Music School Ranking
31. The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC, 6 music performance programs

University of Delaware - Music School Ranking
32. University of Delaware

Newark, DE, 2 music performance programs

Union University - Music School Ranking
33. Union University

Jackson, TN, 1 music performance program

University of Arkansas - Music School Ranking
34. University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR, 4 music performance programs

Virginia Commonwealth University - Music School Ranking
35. Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA, 3 music performance programs

The University of West Florida - Music School Ranking
36. The University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL, 1 music performance program

University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Music School Ranking
37. University of North Carolina

Charlotte, NC, 1 music performance program

Appalachian State University - Music School Ranking
38. Appalachian State University

Boone, NC, 2 music performance programs

Belmont University - Music School Ranking
39. Belmont University

Nashville, TN, 3 music performance programs

Oklahoma State University - Music School Ranking
40. Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK, 1 music performance program

Oklahoma City University - Music School Ranking
41. Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK, 4 music performance programs

Western Carolina University - Music School Ranking
42. Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC, 1 music performance program

University of North Florida - Music School Ranking
43. University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL, 3 music performance programs

The University of Texas at Arlington - Music School Ranking
44. The University of Texas

Arlington, TX, 1 music performance program

Sam Houston State University - Music School Ranking
45. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX, 1 music performance program

Alcorn State University - Music School Ranking
46. Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS, 1 music performance program

Loyola University New Orleans - Music School Ranking
47. Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA, 3 music performance programs

Converse University - Music School Ranking
48. Converse University

Spartanburg, SC, 5 music performance programs

East Carolina University - Music School Ranking
49. East Carolina University

Greenville, NC, 1 music performance program

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Music School Ranking
50. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, TX, 1 music performance program

Music performance schools in the South by state:

Schools by State8 Music Performance Schools in Alabama8 Music Performance Schools in Arkansas1 Music Performance Schools in Delaware15 Music Performance Schools in Florida19 Music Performance Schools in Georgia7 Music Performance Schools in Kentucky12 Music Performance Schools in Louisiana6 Music Performance Schools in Maryland6 Music Performance Schools in Mississippi25 Music Performance Schools in North Carolina11 Music Performance Schools in Oklahoma11 Music Performance Schools in South Carolina24 Music Performance Schools in Tennessee35 Music Performance Schools in Texas12 Music Performance Schools in Virginia2 Music Performance Schools in District of Columbia4 Music Performance Schools in West Virginia


Music performance schools in other regions:

Midwest: 171 schools
Northeast: 102 schools
Northwest: 29 schools
West: 94 schools

Popular music school cities in the South:

in Alabama:
Birmingham: 3 schools
Florence: 1 school
Jacksonville: 1 school
Mobile: 3 schools
Tuscaloosa: 2 schools
in Arkansas:
Conway: 3 schools
Fayetteville: 1 school
in Delaware:
Newark: 1 school
in District of Columbia:
Washington: 6 schools
in Florida:
Boca Raton: 2 schools
Coral Gables: 1 school
DeLand: 1 school
Gainesville: 1 school
Jacksonville: 3 schools
Miami: 3 schools
Orlando: 2 schools
Tallahassee: 2 schools
Tampa: 2 schools
Winter Park: 2 schools
in Georgia:
Athens: 1 school
Atlanta: 5 schools
Columbus: 1 school
in Kentucky:
Bowling Green: 1 school
Lexington: 2 schools
Louisville: 3 schools
in Louisiana:
Baton Rouge: 2 schools
New Orleans: 5 schools
in Maryland:
Baltimore: 7 schools
College Park: 1 school
Towson: 1 school
in Mississippi:
Hattiesburg: 2 schools
University: 1 school
in North Carolina:
Boone: 1 school
Chapel Hill: 1 school
Cullowhee: 1 school
Elon: 1 school
Greensboro: 4 schools
Greenville: 1 school
Winston Salem: 5 schools
in Oklahoma:
Edmond: 2 schools
Norman: 1 school
Oklahoma City: 3 schools
Stillwater: 1 school
Tulsa: 3 schools
in Puerto Rico:
San Juan: 3 schools
in South Carolina:
Charleston: 2 schools
Columbia: 4 schools
Greenville: 2 schools
in Tennessee:
Cleveland: 2 schools
Knoxville: 3 schools
Memphis: 4 schools
Murfreesboro: 1 school
Nashville: 9 schools
in Texas:
Arlington: 1 school
Austin: 5 schools
Commerce: 1 school
Dallas: 4 schools
Denton: 2 schools
Edinburg: 1 school
El Paso: 2 schools
Fort Worth: 3 schools
Houston: 6 schools
Huntsville: 1 school
Lubbock: 2 schools
Nacogdoches: 1 school
San Antonio: 10 schools
San Marcos: 1 school
Waco: 2 schools
in Virginia:
Fairfax: 1 school
Harrisonburg: 2 schools
Lynchburg: 3 schools
Norfolk: 3 schools
Richmond: 3 schools
Winchester: 1 school
in West Virginia:
Morgantown: 1 school
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