2025 Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
32Music Composition Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in music theory & composition, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #390 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of music theory & composition. Combined, these schools handed out 32 degrees in music theory & composition to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Music Theory & Composition School
The music composition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition rankings. For our Best Overall Music Theory & Composition School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The music composition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Music Theory & Composition Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the music composition degree levels they offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Music Composition
It's hard to beat St Olaf College if you wish to pursue a degree in music theory & composition. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Northfield. A Best Colleges rank of #301 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.
There were approximately 3 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in music theory & composition. UMKC is a large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 11 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
University of Minnesota - Duluth is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in music theory & composition. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 4 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Webster University if you wish to pursue a degree in music theory & composition. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #273 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 music theory & composition students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The music composition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Music Theory & Composition rankings. For our Best Overall Music Theory & Composition School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
