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Colleges offering master's degrees in Music Theory and Composition

78 U.S. colleges and universities offer Music Theory and Composition at the master 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)

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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Music Theory and Composition: 54 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
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BCM
Private nonprofit

Music Theory and Composition: 23 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students
8,369
Retention
89%
Programs
14
Awards 2024-25
2,368
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CBC
Public

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Music Theory and Composition: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
14,390
Retention
80%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
3,139
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CIA
Private nonprofit

Music Theory and Composition: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,277
Retention
82%
Programs
25
Awards 2024-25
408
Campus
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MSM
Private nonprofit

Music Theory and Composition: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
1,084
Retention
93%
Programs
11
Awards 2024-25
357
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UM
Private nonprofit

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Music Theory and Composition: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
19,852
Retention
94%
Programs
206
Awards 2024-25
6,326
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NEC
Private nonprofit

Music Theory and Composition: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
853
Retention
88%
Programs
13
Awards 2024-25
286
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Music Theory and Composition: 13 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
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UR
Private nonprofit

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

Music Theory and Composition: 10 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
3,087
Retention
84%
Programs
80
Awards 2024-25
1,072
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FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Music Theory and Composition: 9 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
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MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
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UO
Public

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

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
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AAU
Private for-profit

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Music Theory and Composition: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
5,498
Retention
75%
Programs
42
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Music Theory and Composition: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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VCF
Private nonprofit

Music Theory and Composition: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
190
Programs
5
Awards 2024-25
108
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UMA
Public

Music Theory and Composition: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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NS
Private nonprofit

The New School

New York, NY

Music Theory and Composition: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
9,068
Retention
85%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
3,030
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LAC
Private for-profit

Music Theory and Composition: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
261
Retention
61%
Programs
9
Awards 2024-25
72
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USC
Private nonprofit

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

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UMC
Public

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

Students
14,732
Retention
75%
Programs
115
Awards 2024-25
3,490
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BU
Private nonprofit

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

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

Students
5,746
Retention
87%
Programs
117
Awards 2024-25
1,456
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JS
Private nonprofit

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

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

Students
1,073
Retention
98%
Programs
13
Awards 2024-25
290
CampusHybrid
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