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Music Theory & Composition at California Institute of the Arts

Music Theory & Composition at California Institute of the Arts

If you plan to study music theory & composition, take a look at what California Institute of the Arts has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CalArts is located in Valencia, California and has a total student population of 1,166.

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.

CalArts Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

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

CalArts Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at CalArts 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in music composition, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Composition Student Demographics at CalArts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music composition majors at California Institute of the Arts.

CalArts Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at CalArts are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

CalArts Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

43% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music composition master's degree from CalArts, 52% 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 California Institute of the Arts with a master's in music composition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of the Arts.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Music Directors and Composers 1,230 $64,600

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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