Music Theory and Composition Schools and Departments

Following is an alphabetical listing of 145 - Community Colleges, Private Colleges and Universities in the United States of America (USA) that offer Music Theory and Composition as a program of study. Use the navigation to your right if you want to select another program that belongs to the same field of study. Click on the College (or) University name for detailed information.

Scope of Music Theory and Composition: A program that focuses on the study of the principles of sound manipulation as applied to the creation of music, and the techniques of creating and arranging music. Includes instruction in aural theory, melody, counterpoint, complex harmony, modulation, chromatics, improvisation, progressions, musical writing, instrumentation, orchestration, electronic and computer applications, studies of specific musical styles, and development of original creative ability.

COLLEGE/ UNIVERSITY NAME	CITY	STATE
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS	TEMPE	AZ
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY	ASHLAND	OH
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE	BEREA	OH
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY	WACO	TX
BELMONT UNIVERSITY	NASHVILLE	TN
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC	BOSTON	MA
BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE	Birmingham	AL
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY	BOISE	ID
BOSTON UNIVERSITY	BOSTON	MA
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS	BOWLING GREEN	OH
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY	PEORIA	IL
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY	PROVO	UT
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY	LEWISBURG	PA
BUTLER UNIVERSITY	INDIANAPOLIS	IN
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS	VALENCIA	CA
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY	COLUMBUS	OH
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY	PITTSBURGH	PA
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	CLEVELAND	OH
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA	WASHINGTON	DC
CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE	LANCASTER	TX
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	MT PLEASANT	MI
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY	ELLENSBURG	WA
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY	ORANGE	CA
CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY	MORROW	GA
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC	CLEVELAND	OH
COLLEGE OF WOOSTER	WOOSTER	OH
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	NEW YORK	NY
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD	MOORHEAD	MN
CONVERSE COLLEGE	SPARTANBURG	SC
CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE	BROOKLYN	NY
CUNY GRADUATE SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY CENTER	NEW YORK	NY
CUNY HUNTER COLLEGE	NEW YORK	NY
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC	PHILADELPHIA	PA
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY	CHICAGO	IL
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY	PITTSBURGH	PA
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY	GREENVILLE	NC
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY	TALLAHASSEE	FL
FURMAN UNIVERSITY	GREENVILLE	SC
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY	STATESBORO	GA
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY	PHOENIX	AZ
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY	Abilene	TX
HEIDELBERG COLLEGE	TIFFIN	OH
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY	ARKADELPHIA	AR
HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE	DEARBORN	MI
HOUGHTON COLLEGE	HOUGHTON	NY
HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY	HOUSTON	TX
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM	HOUSTON	TX
ITHACA COLLEGE	ITHACA	NY
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY	JACKSONVILLE	FL
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	BALTIMORE	MD
JUDSON COLLEGE	ELGIN	IL
KEENE STATE COLLEGE	KEENE	NH
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS	KENT	OH
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY	APPLETON	WI
LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC	CAMBRIDGE	MA
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC	NEW YORK	NY
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	MANSFIELD	PA
MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE	WACO	TX
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	EAST LANSING	MI
MILLS COLLEGE	OAKLAND	CA
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE	CLINTON	MS
NAZARETH COLLEGE OF ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER	NY
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC	BOSTON	MA
NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY	NEW YORK	NY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	NEW YORK	NY
NEWBERRY COLLEGE	NEWBERRY	SC
NORTH GREENVILLE COLLEGE	TIGERVILLE	SC
NORTHLAND COLLEGE	ASHLAND	WI
NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY	NAMPA	ID
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	EVANSTON	IL
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	ROCHESTER HILLS	MI
OBERLIN COLLEGE	OBERLIN	OH
OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY	ADA	OH
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS	COLUMBUS	OH
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY	SHAWNEE	OK
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY	OKLAHOMA CITY	OK
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY	TULSA	OK
OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY	ARKADELPHIA	AR
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA
RIDER UNIVERSITY	LAWRENCEVILLE	NJ
ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY	CHICAGO	IL
SAINT OLAF COLLEGE	NORTHFIELD	MN
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY	HUNTSVILLE	TX
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY	BIRMINGHAM	AL
SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC	SAN FRANCISCO	CA
SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY	WINCHESTER	VA
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY	DALLAS	TX
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY	SPRINGFIELD	MO
SUNY AT BUFFALO	BUFFALO	NY
SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM	POTSDAM	NY
SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY	SELINSGROVE	PA
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY	SYRACUSE	NY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY	PHILADELPHIA	PA
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	FT WORTH	TX
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY	LUBBOCK	TX
THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL	NEW YORK	NY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA	MISSOULA	MT
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	AUSTIN	TX
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO	EL PASO	TX
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO	SAN ANTONIO	TX
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS	PHILADELPHIA	PA
TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE	ONTARIO	OR
TRINITY UNIVERSITY	SAN ANTONIO	TX
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS	AKRON	OH
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA	TUCSON	AZ
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS	CINCINNATI	OH
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON	DAYTON	OH
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE	NEWARK	DE
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	DENVER	CO
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA	ATHENS	GA
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK	HOUSTON	TX
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO	MOSCOW	ID
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN	Champaign	IL
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE	LOUISVILLE	KY
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	CORAL GABLES	FL
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR	ANN ARBOR	MI
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH	DULUTH	MN
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY	KANSAS CITY	MO
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA	OMAHA	NE
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS	LAS VEGAS	NV
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO	GREENSBORO	NC
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS	DENTON	TX
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA	CEDAR FALLS	IA
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON	EUGENE	OR
UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS	REDLANDS	CA
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	KINGSTON	RI
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER	NY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA	MOBILE	AL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA	SC
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	LOS ANGELES	CA
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA	TULSA	OK
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS	SEATTLE	WA
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	LARAMIE	WY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	NASHVILLE	TN
WARNER PACIFIC COLLEGE	PORTLAND	OR
WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	CANYON	TX
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY	DANBURY	CT
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	KALAMAZOO	MI
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY	BELLINGHAM	WA
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE	NEW WILMINGTON	PA
WHEATON COLLEGE	WHEATON	IL
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY	WILBERFORCE	OH
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE	LIBERTY	MO
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS	DAYTON	OH
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY	YOUNGSTOWN	OH