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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YSU

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Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

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

Students: 12,204
Retention: 76%
Programs: 166
Awards 2024-25: 3,449

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SMU

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Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

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

Students: 12,116
Retention: 91%
Programs: 151
Awards 2024-25: 3,943

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Belmont University

Nashville, TN

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

Students: 8,803
Retention: 87%
Programs: 116
Awards 2024-25: 2,274

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Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

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

Students: 8,260
Retention: 69%
Programs: 122
Awards 2024-25: 3,122

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Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

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

Students: 5,205
Retention: 87%
Programs: 67
Awards 2024-25: 1,608

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Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

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

Students: 4,281
Retention: 62%
Programs: 122
Awards 2024-25: 1,183

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CIM

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Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA

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

Students: 161
Retention: 100%
Programs: 10
Awards 2024-25: 40

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The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 40,846
Retention: 89%
Programs: 195
Awards 2024-25: 9,584

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USC

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University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 38,532
Retention: 92%
Programs: 179
Awards 2024-25: 10,077

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 31,903
Retention: 85%
Programs: 292
Awards 2024-25: 9,343

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 26,793
Retention: 98%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 9,154

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WVU

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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 23,643
Retention: 83%
Programs: 170
Awards 2024-25: 6,060

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UCC

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University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 19,938
Retention: 88%
Programs: 111
Awards 2024-25: 5,280

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CMU

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 15,888
Retention: 98%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 6,222

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CMU

Public

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 14,488
Retention: 75%
Programs: 210
Awards 2024-25: 4,107

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TCU

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Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 12,938
Retention: 93%
Programs: 133
Awards 2024-25: 3,661

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EMU

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Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 12,631
Retention: 69%
Programs: 236
Awards 2024-25: 3,375

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UCO

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University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 12,554
Retention: 65%
Programs: 158
Awards 2024-25: 2,766

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UNI

Public

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 9,278
Retention: 82%
Programs: 133
Awards 2024-25: 2,461

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USM

Public

University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 7,604
Retention: 74%
Programs: 139
Awards 2024-25: 1,791

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CUA

Private nonprofit

The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 5,243
Retention: 87%
Programs: 151
Awards 2024-25: 1,303

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Private nonprofit

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 4,767
Retention: 85%
Programs: 97
Awards 2024-25: 1,235

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Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 4,454
Retention: 82%
Programs: 115
Awards 2024-25: 1,331

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Private nonprofit

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Music Theory and Composition
Master

Students: 3,514
Retention: 77%
Programs: 53
Awards 2024-25: 880

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