by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic Theory & Composition is a concentration offered under the music major at University at Buffalo. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at University at Buffalo paid an average of $963 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $471 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,310 | $23,100 |
| Fees | $2,928 | $2,928 |
University at Buffalo does not offer an online option for its music composition doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University at Buffalo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 16.7% of the music composition students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 29.7%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in music composition at University at Buffalo in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 3 |
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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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