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Music Theory & Composition at Carnegie Mellon University

Music Theory & Composition at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Theory & Composition Rankings

Music Composition Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music composition master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Music Directors and Composers 400 $46,010

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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