Music Theory & Composition at Western Michigan University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every music theory & composition school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music composition program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition

WMU Music Theory & Composition Rankings

The music composition major at WMU 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 WMU

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

WMU Music Theory & Composition Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

50% 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music composition bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Music Directors and Composers	440	$51,180

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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