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Music at Florida State University

Music at Florida State University

What traits are you looking for in a music school? To help you decide if Florida State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music program.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

Florida State Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

Florida State Music Rankings

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Florida State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Florida State University.

Florida State Music Master’s Program

41% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of music master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Florida State, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida State University with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 39
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 68
Musicology & Ethnomusicology 10
Music Theory & Composition 9
General Music 3
Voice Performance 1

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,520 $72,670
Sound Engineering Technicians 900 $56,010
Music Directors and Composers 640 $72,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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