by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic Theory & Composition is a concentration offered under the music major at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in music composition, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at SFCM paid an average of $2,100 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 | $47,800 | $47,800 |
| Fees | $1,250 | $1,250 |
Online degrees for the SFCM music composition master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SFCM Online Learning page.
Women made up around 12.5% of the music composition students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 28.7%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree at SFCM in music composition at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Keyboard Instruments | 15 |
| Voice Performance | 29 |
| Stringed Instruments | 16 |
| Brass Instruments | 4 |
| Woodwind Instruments | 6 |
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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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