Skip to content

Colleges offering associate degrees in Music Theory and Composition

12 U.S. colleges and universities offer Music Theory and Composition at the associate level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 33 Associate 12 Bachelor 170 Master 78 PhD 34 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (23), New York (21), Ohio (21), Texas (17), Illinois (12), Pennsylvania (9)

Get matched with a program

Artist painting at an easel in a studio

Showing 1–12 of 12 schools

LAF
Private for-profit

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

Music Theory and Composition: 91 graduates in 2024-25
Associate · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
5,472
Retention
51%
Programs
9
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
SCC
Public

Music Theory and Composition: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
19,415
Retention
80%
Programs
201
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
LAC
Private for-profit

Music Theory and Composition: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Students
261
Retention
61%
Programs
9
Awards 2024-25
72
CampusHybrid
View
Want help choosing a Music Theory and Composition program? Tell us what you are looking for and we will reply with schools that match. It takes about a minute. Get matched
AC
Public

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Music Theory and Composition: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
9,262
Retention
68%
Programs
60
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
CCC
Public

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

Music Theory and Composition: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
5,545
Retention
66%
Programs
69
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
DC
Public

Dallas College

Dallas, TX

Music Theory and Composition: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Associate · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
69,749
Retention
67%
Programs
103
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
AAC
Public

Music Theory and Composition: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
11,481
Retention
69%
Programs
86
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
DMC
Public

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Music Theory and Composition: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
10,256
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
2,109
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
HCC
Public

Houston City College

Houston, TX

Music Theory and Composition
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
53,253
Programs
114
Awards 2024-25
7,836
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
NVC
Public

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, TX

Music Theory and Composition
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
20,060
Programs
54
Awards 2024-25
2,928
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
AAU
Private for-profit

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Music Theory and Composition
Associate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
5,498
Retention
75%
Programs
42
CampusOnlineHybrid
View
SAU
Private nonprofit

Music Theory and Composition
Associate

Students
3,229
Retention
83%
Programs
141
Awards 2024-25
664
CampusHybrid
View

Free, no obligation

Get help finding a Music Theory and Composition program

Tell us the level you want and when you plan to start, and we will reply with schools that fit.

  • Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
  • We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
  • We use your details only to respond to your request.
Your plans
Music Theory and Composition

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Your details
Get matched