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What are the top composition universities in the USA?

Top composition programs in the USA

What are the top composition undergraduate programs in the USA?

  • Western Washington UniversityMusic: Composition - BMus

    • 4 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Jan, Sep
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Composition
    Location
    Bellingham, USA
    Next start date
    January 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    26,562USD

  • North Central CollegeMusic Performance: Composition - BA

    • 4 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Jan
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Composition, Music Performance
    Location
    Naperville, USA
    Next start date
    January 2025 +1 more
    Annual tuition fee
    45,446USD

  • Murray State UniversityMusic: Composition - BM

    • 4 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Aug, Jan
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Composition
    Location
    Murray, USA
    Next start date
    August 2024 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    14,742USD

  • Colorado State UniversityMusic: Composition - BMus

    • 4 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Jan, Aug
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Composition
    Location
    Fort Collins, USA
    Next start date
    January 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    34,751USD

  • Central Washington UniversityMusic Composition - BM

    • 4 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Sep, Jan
    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Composition
    Location
    Ellensburg, USA
    Next start date
    September 2024 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    25,341USD

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What are the top composition postgraduate programs in the USA?

  • Arizona State University (in partnership with Kaplan International)Music Composition (Tempe Campus) - MM

    • 2 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Aug, Jan
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Composition
    Location
    Phoenix, USA
    Next start date
    January 2025 +1 more
    Annual tuition fee
    35,280USD

  • DePaul UniversityComposition - MM

    • 2 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Jan, Mar, Sep
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Composition
    Location
    Chicago, USA
    Next start date
    January 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    22,800USD

  • California State University, Long BeachMusic: Composition - MM

    • 2 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Aug, Jan
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Composition
    Location
    Long Beach , USA
    Next start date
    January 2025 +1 more
    Annual tuition fee
    16,434USD

  • Middle Tennessee State UniversityMusic: Music Composition - MM

    • 2 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Jan
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Composition
    Location
    Murfreesboro, USA
    Next start date
    January 2025 +1 more
    Annual tuition fee
    26,172USD

  • Florida Atlantic UniversityEnglish: Rhetoric and Composition - MA

    • 2 years
    • On campus
    • Full-time
    • Jan, May, Aug
    Program type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Composition, English, Rhetoric
    Location
    Boca Raton, USA
    Next start date
    January 2025 +2 more
    Annual tuition fee
    19,792USD

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