Music Theory & Composition at Los Angeles College of Music

If you are interested in studying music theory & composition, you may want to check out the program at Los Angeles College of Music. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

LACM is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 249 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.

LACM Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Music Composition (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Music Composition
• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition

LACM Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at LACM 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 LACM

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

LACM Music Theory & Composition Associate’s Program

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

LACM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in music composition graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles College of Music with a associate's in music composition.

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

LACM Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical music composition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at LACM since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at LACM 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 Los Angeles College of Music with a bachelor's in music composition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Woodwind Instruments
• Keyboard Instruments
• Percussion Instruments
• Voice Performance
• Stringed Instruments

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 Los Angeles College of Music.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.