2024 Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in Tennessee
4Colleges in Tennessee
16Music Composition Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in music theory & composition, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #390 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music theory & composition. Combined, these schools handed out 16 degrees in music theory & composition to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Music Theory & Composition School
Your choice of music theory & composition school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Music Theory & Composition School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Music Theory & Composition Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition in Tennessee
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music composition degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a degree in music theory & composition. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 3 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
Belmont University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in music theory & composition. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in music theory & composition has to look into Lee University. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Cleveland. This university ranks 15th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.More information about a degree in music theory & composition from Lee University
Trevecca Nazarene University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music theory & composition. TNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. This university ranks 18th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 2 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at TNU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).