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Music Theory & Composition at Houghton College

Music Theory & Composition at Houghton College

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 Houghton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Houghton is located in Houghton, New York and approximately 902 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.

Houghton Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

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

Houghton Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at Houghton 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 Houghton

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

Houghton Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at Houghton 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 Houghton 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 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Houghton Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 0% 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 Houghton College 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 1
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 NY, the home state for Houghton 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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