Music Theory & Composition at The New England Conservatory of Music

What traits are you looking for in a music composition school? To help you decide if The New England Conservatory of Music is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music composition program.

The New England Conservatory of Music is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 701 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.

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

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

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at The New England Conservatory of Music 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in music composition, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Composition Student Demographics at The New England Conservatory of Music

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music composition majors at The New England Conservatory of Music.

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

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 The New England Conservatory of Music since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The New England Conservatory of Music with a bachelor's in music composition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The New England Conservatory of Music Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Musicology & Ethnomusicology
• Percussion Instruments
• Music Pedagogy
• Conducting
• Brass 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 MA, the home state for The New England Conservatory of Music.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,190	$99,540
Music Directors and Composers	260	$56,200

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
• Image Credit: By Cryptic C62 under License

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