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Music Schools in the South - 2024 Ranking

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We list 499 music colleges offering 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 team ranks Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), and University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) the top three music schools in the South.

See the Best 50 Music schools in the South below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the South.

Top 50 music schools in the South:

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

Baltimore, MD, 15 music programs

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

Coral Gables, FL, 33 music programs

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

Gainesville, FL, 7 music programs

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

Tallahassee, FL, 19 music programs

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

Austin, TX, 11 music programs

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

College Park, MD, 7 music programs

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

Athens, GA, 13 music programs

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

Dallas, TX, 22 music programs

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

Orlando, FL, 4 music programs

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

Houston, TX, 5 music programs

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

Lubbock, TX, 8 music programs

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

Lexington, KY, 17 music programs

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

Norman, OK, 9 music programs

Shenandoah University - Music School Ranking
14. Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA, 24 music programs

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College - Music School Ranking
James Madison University - Music School Ranking
16. James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA, 3 music programs

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

Fairfax, VA, 6 music programs

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

Denton, TX, 17 music programs

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

Greensboro, NC, 18 music programs

Liberty University - Music School Ranking
20. Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA, 12 music programs

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

San Marcos, TX, 9 music programs

Duke University - Music School Ranking
22. Duke University

Durham, NC, 4 music programs

Rice University - Music School Ranking
23. Rice University

Houston, TX, 16 music programs

Vanderbilt University - Music School Ranking
24. Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN, 10 music programs

Emory University - Music School Ranking
25. Emory University

Atlanta, GA, 3 music programs

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

Chapel Hill, NC, 5 music programs

University of Virginia - Music School Ranking
27. University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, 4 music programs

Tulane University of Louisiana - Music School Ranking
28. Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA, 5 music programs

William & Mary - Music School Ranking
29. William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA, 2 music programs

American University - Music School Ranking
30. American University

Washington, DC, 4 music programs

Rollins College - Music School Ranking
31. Rollins College

Winter Park, FL, 3 music programs

North Carolina State University at Raleigh - Music School Ranking
32. North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC, 1 music program

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

Fort Worth, TX, 18 music programs

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

Tampa, FL, 5 music programs

Baylor University - Music School Ranking
35. Baylor University

Waco, TX, 17 music programs

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

Tulsa, OK, 10 music programs

Auburn University - Music School Ranking
37. Auburn University

Auburn, AL, 3 music programs

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Music School Ranking
University of South Carolina Columbia - Music School Ranking
39. University of South Carolina Columbia

Columbia, SC, 14 music programs

The University of Tennessee Knoxville - Music School Ranking
40. The University of Tennessee Knoxville

Knoxville, TN, 5 music programs

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

Newark, DE, 11 music programs

Florida International University - Music School Ranking
42. Florida International University

Miami, FL, 3 music programs

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

Winston Salem, NC, 5 music programs

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

Washington, DC, 25 music programs

Howard University - Music School Ranking
45. Howard University

Washington, DC, 2 music programs

Union University - Music School Ranking
46. Union University

Jackson, TN, 7 music programs

The University of Alabama - Music School Ranking
47. The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL, 5 music programs

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

Fayetteville, AR, 6 music programs

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

Richmond, VA, 3 music programs

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

Charlotte, NC, 3 music programs

Music schools in the South by state:

Schools by State23 Music Schools in Alabama20 Music Schools in Arkansas2 Music Schools in Delaware39 Music Schools in Florida38 Music Schools in Georgia20 Music Schools in Kentucky18 Music Schools in Louisiana22 Music Schools in Maryland21 Music Schools in Mississippi48 Music Schools in North Carolina27 Music Schools in Oklahoma25 Music Schools in South Carolina45 Music Schools in Tennessee95 Music Schools in Texas34 Music Schools in Virginia6 Music Schools in District of Columbia9 Music Schools in West Virginia


Music programs in the South:

General Music: 423 schools
Music History and Literature: 72 schools
Music Performance: 209 schools
Music Theory and Composition: 59 schools
Piano and Organ: 36 schools
Stringed Instruments: 8 schools
Voice and Opera: 47 schools
Jazz Studies: 16 schools
Music Conducting: 18 schools
Music Therapy: 21 schools
Music Pedagogy: 229 schools
Music Management and Merchandising: 96 schools

Music schools in other regions:

Midwest: 379 schools
Northeast: 272 schools
Northwest: 73 schools
West: 301 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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