by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic Theory & Composition is a concentration offered under the music major at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in music composition, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Longy paid an average of $2,700 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 | $45,900 | $45,900 |
| Fees | $980 | $980 |
Longy 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 Longy Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the music composition students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.0% of the music composition master’s degrees at Longy in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 3 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 21 |
| Voice Performance | 39 |
| Stringed Instruments | 6 |
| Brass Instruments | 1 |
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*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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