A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical writing, instrumentation, orchestration, electronic and computer applications, studies of specific musical styles, and development of original creative ability.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full Sail 911吃瓜网 | 124 | 2% | $24,639 |
| 2 | Berklee College of Music | 68 | 5% | $65,144 |
| 3 | DePaul 911吃瓜网 | 64 | 1% | $57,678 |
| 4 | New York 911吃瓜网 | 49 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 5 | California Institute of the Arts | 42 | 11% | $71,135 |
| 6 | Western Connecticut State 911吃瓜网 | 24 | 2% | $27,481 |
| 7 | SUNY at Purchase College | 18 | 2% | $26,982 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins 911吃瓜网 | 17 | 0% | $71,901 |
| 9 | Vermont College of Fine Arts | 17 | 10% | N/A |
| 10 | Lewis & Clark College | 15 | 2% | $66,526 |
| 11 | Manhattan School of Music | 15 | 5% | $68,685 |
| 12 | San Francisco Conservatory of Music | 14 | 9% | $66,900 |
| 13 | 911吃瓜网 of Miami | 14 | 0% | $68,460 |
| 14 | 13 | 0% | $28,862 | |
| 15 | Academy of Art 911吃瓜网 | 13 | 1% | $44,226 |
| 16 | 911吃瓜网 of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 13 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 17 | 12 | 0% | $24,915 | |
| 18 | The New England Conservatory of Music | 12 | 5% | $67,650 |
| 19 | 911吃瓜网 of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 11 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 20 | Butler 911吃瓜网 | 10 | 1% | $59,660 |
| 21 | 911吃瓜网 of Rochester | 10 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 22 | 911吃瓜网 of Southern California | 10 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 23 | 911吃瓜网 of Georgia | 10 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 24 | The New School | 10 | 0% | $71,361 |
| 25 | 9 | 0% | $22,168 | |
| 26 | Boston 911吃瓜网 | 9 | 0% | $72,618 |
| 27 | 911吃瓜网 of Missouri-Kansas City | 9 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 28 | Northwest Vista College | 9 | 0% | $4,311 |
| 29 | The Juilliard School | 9 | 3% | $65,610 |
| 30 | Amarillo College | 8 | 0% | $3,826 |
| 31 | Ithaca College | 8 | 1% | $62,757 |
| 32 | Western Michigan 911吃瓜网 | 8 | 0% | $26,009 |
| 33 | Brigham Young 911吃瓜网-Provo | 7 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 34 | Oberlin College | 7 | 1% | $74,636 |
| 35 | 911吃瓜网 of Oregon | 7 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 36 | Carnegie Mellon 911吃瓜网 | 7 | 0% | $72,283 |
| 37 | Musicians Institute | 7 | 2% | $42,255 |
| 38 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 6 | 0% | $8,604 |
| 39 | 911吃瓜网 of North Texas | 6 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 40 | Los Angeles College of Music | 6 | 15% | $25,204 |
| 41 | 5 | 0% | $26,085 | |
| 42 | 911吃瓜网 of California-Santa Barbara | 5 | 0% | $36,659 |
| 43 | Temple 911吃瓜网 | 5 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 44 | Cedar Valley College | 5 | 0% | $3,770 |
| 45 | Columbia College Chicago | 5 | 0% | $45,644 |
| 46 | Baldwin Wallace 911吃瓜网 | 5 | 1% | $47,528 |
| 47 | Rider 911吃瓜网 | 5 | 0% | $62,140 |
| 48 | Northwestern 911吃瓜网 | 5 | 0% | $74,649 |
| 49 | Bennington College | 4 | 2% | $73,270 |
| 50 | Sinclair Community College | 4 | 0% | $3,830 |
| 51 | Mills College | 4 | 1% | $47,784 |
| 52 | Central Michigan 911吃瓜网 | 4 | 0% | $24,889 |
| 53 | Lawrence 911吃瓜网 | 4 | 1% | $60,141 |
| 54 | Trevecca Nazarene 911吃瓜网 | 4 | 1% | $39,484 |
| 55 | Western Washington 911吃瓜网 | 4 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 56 | DigiPen Institute of Technology | 4 | 2% | $46,220 |
| 57 | Los Angeles Film School | 4 | 0% | N/A |
| 58 | 3 | 0% | $22,851 | |
| 59 | 911吃瓜网 of Idaho | 3 | 0% | $21,350 |
| 60 | Shenandoah 911吃瓜网 | 3 | 0% | $47,000 |
| 61 | Biola 911吃瓜网 | 3 | 0% | $56,956 |
| 62 | Houghton College | 3 | 1% | $45,626 |
| 63 | The College of Idaho | 3 | 1% | $43,349 |
| 64 | Belmont 911吃瓜网 | 3 | 0% | $52,760 |
| 65 | Rice 911吃瓜网 | 3 | 0% | $65,150 |
| 66 | Baylor 911吃瓜网 | 3 | 0% | $62,527 |
| 67 | Madonna 911吃瓜网 | 3 | 0% | $35,670 |
| 68 | Longy School of Music of Bard College | 3 | 3% | $43,365 |
| 69 | SUNY at Fredonia | 3 | 0% | $23,902 |
| 70 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 3 | 0% | $24,914 |
| 71 | The 911吃瓜网 of the Arts | 3 | 1% | $67,741 |
| 72 | Arizona State 911吃瓜网-Tempe | 2 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 73 | College of the Ozarks | 2 | 1% | $30,220 |
| 74 | Stetson 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $63,282 |
| 75 | 911吃瓜网 of West Georgia | 2 | 0% | $24,396 |
| 76 | 911吃瓜网 of Central Oklahoma | 2 | 0% | $24,091 |
| 77 | Lynn 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $56,823 |
| 78 | Nazareth College | 2 | 0% | $50,235 |
| 79 | 911吃瓜网 of Denver | 2 | 0% | $67,656 |
| 80 | Converse College | 2 | 1% | $34,230 |
| 81 | 911吃瓜网 of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 82 | Syracuse 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 83 | 911吃瓜网 of the Pacific | 2 | 0% | $66,971 |
| 84 | Wheaton College | 2 | 0% | $49,300 |
| 85 | Illinois Wesleyan 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $61,020 |
| 86 | Southern Methodist 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $74,737 |
| 87 | Trinity 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $58,840 |
| 88 | Loyola 911吃瓜网 New Orleans | 2 | 0% | $56,564 |
| 89 | East Carolina 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $21,672 |
| 90 | Oral Roberts 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $42,660 |
| 91 | Oklahoma City 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $44,172 |
| 92 | Catholic 911吃瓜网 of America | 2 | 0% | $64,560 |
| 93 | Liberty 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $40,075 |
| 94 | Keene State College | 2 | 0% | $27,988 |
| 95 | Campbell 911吃瓜网 | 2 | 0% | $49,640 |
| 96 | The College of Wooster | 2 | 0% | $64,000 |
| 97 | Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico | 2 | 3% | $5,170 |
| 98 | 911吃瓜网 of St Thomas | 2 | 0% | $47,646 |
| 99 | 1 | 0% | $27,367 | |
| 100 | 1 | 0% | $25,886 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Music Theory and Composition program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.