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Music Theory & Composition at Western Connecticut State University

Music Theory & Composition at Western Connecticut State University

What traits are you looking for in a music composition school? To help you decide if Western Connecticut State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's music composition program.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246.

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.

WestConn Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition

WestConn Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at WestConn 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 WestConn

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

WestConn Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of music composition bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music composition at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in music composition.

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

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,090 $93,250
Music Directors and Composers 130 $77,550

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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