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Music Theory & Composition at Brooklyn College

Music Theory & Composition at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735.

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.

Brooklyn College Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College 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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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brooklyn College 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 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Brooklyn College Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

47% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music composition master's degree from Brooklyn College, 60% 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 Brooklyn College with a master's in music composition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 2
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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Music Directors and Composers 2,780 $66,120

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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