Music Theory & Composition at Washington State University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 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.

Wazzu Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition

Wazzu Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at Wazzu 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 Wazzu

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

Wazzu Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% 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 Wazzu since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in music composition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,930	$67,430
Music Directors and Composers	140	$71,980

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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