Music Theory & Composition at Purchase College

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study music theory & composition, take a look at what Purchase College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and approximately 3,685 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.

Purchase College Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition

Purchase College Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at Purchase 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 Purchase College

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

Purchase College Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% 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 Purchase College since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at Purchase College 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 Purchase College with a bachelor's in music composition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
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 Purchase 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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