Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Music Theory & Composition at Portland State University

Music Theory & Composition at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition

Portland State University Music Theory & Composition Rankings

Music Composition Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,350 $75,800
Music Directors and Composers 830 $46,000

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.

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.