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Music Theory & Composition at Carnegie Mellon University

Music Theory & Composition at Carnegie Mellon University

Every music theory & composition school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music composition program at Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 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.

Carnegie Mellon Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in music composition.

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music composition master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 75% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in music composition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Music Directors and Composers 400 $46,010

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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