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Music Theory & Composition at Columbia College Chicago

Music Theory & Composition at Columbia College Chicago

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 Columbia College Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,769.

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.

Columbia Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition

Columbia Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at Columbia 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 Columbia

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

Columbia Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at Columbia 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 Columbia College Chicago 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 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Columbia College Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Music Directors and Composers 370 $40,220

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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