by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic Theory & Composition is a concentration offered under the music major at California Institute of the Arts. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in music composition, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at CalArts paid an average of $1,762 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,850 | $52,850 |
| Fees | $616 | $616 |
CalArts 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 CalArts Online Learning page.
About 28.6% of the students who received their Master’s in music composition in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 28.7%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in music composition at CalArts in 2019-2020, 23.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music theory and composition.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 10 |
| Jazz Studies | 4 |
View All Music Theory & Composition Related Majors >
*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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