RC
Public
Reedley College
Reedley, CA
Music Theory and Composition
Certificate
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 8,796
- Retention
- 64%
- Programs
- 87
CampusHybrid
Colleges offering Music Theory and Composition
211 U.S. colleges and universities offer Music Theory and Composition. Together they awarded 1,337 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. 3 schools offer a version that can be completed fully online. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.
Most schools offering it: California (23), New York (21), Ohio (21), Texas (17), Illinois (12), Pennsylvania (9)
Showing 169–192 of 211 schools
MCC
Public
McLennan Community College
Waco, TX
Music Theory and Composition
Certificate · Online option
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 7,850
- Retention
- 69%
- Programs
- 71
CampusOnlineHybrid
USM
Public
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
Music Theory and Composition
Certificate, Master
- Students
- 7,604
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 139
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,791
CampusOnlineHybrid
UIW
Private nonprofit
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 7,047
- Retention
- 71%
- Programs
- 110
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,799
CampusOnlineHybrid
APU
Private nonprofit
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 6,272
- Retention
- 84%
- Programs
- 118
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,327
CampusOnlineHybrid
RIC
Public
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 6,155
- Retention
- 73%
- Programs
- 153
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,448
CampusOnlineHybrid
SU
Private nonprofit
Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 6,097
- Retention
- 93%
- Programs
- 113
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,624
CampusOnlineHybrid
CUA
Private nonprofit
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor, Master, PhD
- Students
- 5,243
- Retention
- 87%
- Programs
- 151
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,303
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 5,017
- Retention
- 84%
- Programs
- 149
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,583
CampusOnlineHybrid
MCU
Private nonprofit
Mississippi Christian University
Clinton, MS
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 4,164
- Retention
- 78%
- Programs
- 109
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,104
CampusOnlineHybrid
DBU
Private nonprofit
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 4,124
- Retention
- 64%
- Programs
- 100
- Awards 2024-25
- 1,079
CampusOnlineHybrid
BU
Private nonprofit
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,969
- Retention
- 94%
- Programs
- 70
- Awards 2024-25
- 925
Campus
UT
Private nonprofit
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,914
- Retention
- 92%
- Programs
- 78
- Awards 2024-25
- 944
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit
Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor, Master
- Students
- 3,514
- Retention
- 77%
- Programs
- 53
- Awards 2024-25
- 880
CampusOnlineHybrid
AU
Private nonprofit
Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,249
- Retention
- 72%
- Programs
- 93
- Awards 2024-25
- 617
CampusOnlineHybrid
TNU
Private nonprofit
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,195
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 99
- Awards 2024-25
- 964
CampusOnlineHybrid
GU
Private nonprofit
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 3,104
- Retention
- 55%
- Programs
- 64
- Awards 2024-25
- 951
CampusOnlineHybrid
SCP
Public
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor, Master
- Students
- 2,832
- Retention
- 78%
- Programs
- 67
- Awards 2024-25
- 840
CampusOnlineHybrid
CU
Private nonprofit
Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 2,669
- Retention
- 74%
- Programs
- 123
- Awards 2024-25
- 873
CampusOnlineHybrid
VU
Private nonprofit
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 2,579
- Retention
- 75%
- Programs
- 114
- Awards 2024-25
- 758
CampusOnlineHybrid
FU
Private nonprofit
Furman University
Greenville, SC
Music Theory and Composition
Certificate, Bachelor
- Students
- 2,554
- Retention
- 91%
- Programs
- 77
- Awards 2024-25
- 638
CampusOnlineHybrid
SU
Private nonprofit
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Students
- 2,255
- Retention
- 86%
- Programs
- 66
- Awards 2024-25
- 501
CampusHybrid
OUC
Public
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 2,170
- Retention
- 67%
- Programs
- 154
CampusOnlineHybrid
OUC
Public
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelor
- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 2,127
- Retention
- 50%
- Programs
- 157
CampusOnlineHybrid
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