Music Theory & Composition at Berklee College of Music

If you are interested in studying music theory & composition, you may want to check out the program at Berklee College of Music. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Berklee College of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,631.

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

Berklee College of Music Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Music Composition (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition
• Master’s Degree in Music Composition

Berklee College of Music Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at Berklee College of Music is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Theory & Composition. 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.

Music Composition Student Demographics at Berklee College of Music

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music composition majors at Berklee College of Music.

Berklee College of Music Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical music composition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Berklee College of Music since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Berklee College of Music with a bachelor's in music composition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	75
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Berklee College of Music Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

In the music composition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Berklee College of Music with a master's in music composition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Conducting
• Music Pedagogy
• Other Music
• Music Performance

Careers That Music Composition Grads May Go Into

A degree in music composition can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Berklee College of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Music Directors and Composers	260	$56,200

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 Walters-Storyk Design Group under License

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