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Music Theory & Composition at Brandeis University

Music Theory & Composition at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year.

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.

Brandeis Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Music Composition

Brandeis Music Theory & Composition Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in music composition, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Composition Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the music composition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 Brandeis University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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