2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the Far Western US Region

Music Theory & Composition is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #211 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for music theory and composition students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 doctor's degrees in music theory and composition during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Music Theory & Composition School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in music composition matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of music theory and composition students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Music Theory & Composition Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for music theory and composition.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Music Theory & Composition in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in music theory and composition.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Composition Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#4 Best Quality In CA

California Institute of the Arts is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in music theory and composition. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in music theory and composition in California.

There were roughly 4 music theory and composition students who graduated with this degree at CalArts in the most recent year we have data available.

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1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in music theory and composition. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in music theory and composition in California.

There were approximately 4 music theory and composition students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in music theory and composition from University of Southern California

3

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Oregon if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in music theory and composition. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in music theory and composition in Oregon.

There were approximately 3 music theory and composition individuals who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in music theory and composition from University of Oregon

3

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Cruz is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in music theory and composition. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in music theory and composition in California.

There were roughly 3 music theory and composition students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in music theory and composition from University of California - Santa Cruz

5

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in music theory and composition in California.

There were about 2 music theory and composition individuals who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

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6

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. More information about a doctorate in music theory and composition from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Music Theory & Composition Colleges by State

Explore the most popular music theory and composition schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	370	8
Washington	214	1
Oregon	135	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music Composition

Music Theory & Composition is one of 16 different types of Music programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Music	68
Keyboard Instruments	12
Music Performance	9
Musicology & Ethnomusicology	8
Stringed Instruments	8
Brass Instruments	7
Voice Performance	4
Music Pedagogy	3
Conducting	3
Jazz Studies	2

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.