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Basic Certificate in Music Theory & Composition

Basic Certificates in Music Theory & Composition

14 Yearly Graduations
43% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 29% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 7.1% of music composition graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Music Composition Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 14 people earned their basic certificate in music composition. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in music composition at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 707
Master’s Degree 344
Associate Degree 89
Doctor’s Degree 66
Basic Certificate 14
Graduate Certificate 10
Undergraduate Certificate 6

Earnings of Music Composition Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for music composition majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for music composition majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in music composition. About 57.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 8
Women 6
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The racial-ethnic distribution of music composition basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to music composition that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 190
Music Technology 109
Music Performance 73
Music Pedagogy 16
Other Music 9

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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