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Music Theory & Composition at New York University

Music Theory & Composition at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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.

NYU Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

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

NYU Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at NYU 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 NYU

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

NYU Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 NYU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at NYU 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 New York University with a bachelor's in music composition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NYU Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

56% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in music composition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 18
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 New York University.

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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