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New York University Master’s in Music Theory & Composition

47 Master's Degrees Awarded

Music Theory & Composition is a concentration offered under the music major at New York University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in music composition, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Music Composition from NYU Cost?

$36,892 Average Tuition and Fees

NYU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at NYU paid an average of $1,928 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $34,704 $34,704
Fees $2,188 $2,188

Does NYU Offer an Online Master’s in Music Composition?

NYU does not offer an online option for its music composition master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NYU Online Learning page.

NYU Master’s Student Diversity for Music Composition

47 Master's Degrees Awarded
34.0% Women
23.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 47 master’s degrees in music composition handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 34.0% of the students who received their Master’s in music composition in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in music composition at NYU in 2019-2020, 23.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 21
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Music 14
Music Performance 78
Voice Performance 14
Other Music 39

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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