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Music Theory & Composition at The New School

Music Theory & Composition at The New School

If you plan to study music theory & composition, take a look at what The New School has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New School University is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,047 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.

New School University Music Theory & Composition Degrees Available

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

New School University Music Theory & Composition Rankings

Music Composition Student Demographics at New School University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music composition majors at The New School.

New School University Music Theory & Composition Master’s Program

50% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of music composition master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NY, the home state for The New School.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Music Directors and Composers 2,780 $66,120

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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