Music Therapy at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569. Of the 507 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2021, 11 of them were music therapy majors.

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

Florida State Music Therapy Degrees Available

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

Florida State Music Therapy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the music therapy progam at Florida State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music therapy major at Florida State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Therapy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Music Therapy Schools	23
	50
Most Focused Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in music therapy from Florida State. This makes it the #5 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 music therapy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Florida State. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical music therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at Florida State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy at Florida State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music therapy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida State Music Therapy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 music therapy majors earned their master's degree from Florida State. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in music therapy each year. Florida State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a music therapy master's degree from Florida State, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music therapy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in music therapy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Art Therapy

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy 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
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Therapists	890	$48,610

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.