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Find Composition theater degree programs offered by colleges nationwide. Filter by state or degree type (Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, Certificate, Minor) to find the right program for your goals. 289 programs currently listed.

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Alabama

Birmingham-Southern College Department of Music Birmingham Alabama

Arizona

Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts - School of Music, Dance, and Theatre- Music Tempe Arizona
Northern Arizona University School of Music Flagstaff Arizona

Arkansas

Arkansas State University Department of Music Jonesboro Arkansas
Henderson State University Department of Music Arkadelphia Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas Department of Music Conway Arkansas

California

Azusa Pacific University School of Music Azusa California
Biola University Conservatory of Music La Mirada California
Cal State Fullerton College of the Arts Fullerton California
California Institute of the Arts The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts Valencia California
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Music Department Pomona California
California State University - Dominguez Hills Music Department Carson California
California State University - Fresno The Music Department Fresno California
California State University - Long Beach The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music Long Beach California
California State University - Northridge Department of Music Northridge California
California State University - Sacramento Department of Music Sacramento California
Chapman University Conservatory of Music Orange California
Concordia University - Irvine Music Department Irvine California
Loyola Marymount University Music Department Los Angeles California
Occidental College Department of Music Los Angeles California
Pacific Union College Department of Music Angwin California
Point Loma Nazarene University Department of Music San Diego California
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Conservatory of Music San Francisco California
San Francisco State University School of Music San Francisco California
San José State University School of Music and Dance - Music San Jose California
Scripps College Music Department Claremont California
Simpson University Department of Music Redding California
Sonoma State University Music Department Rohnert Park California
Stanford University Department of Music Stanford California
University of California - Los Angeles UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (HASOM) Los Angeles California
University of California - Riverside Department of Music Riverside California
University of California - Santa Barbara UCSB Music Department Santa Barbara California
University of California - Santa Cruz Department of Music Santa Cruz California
University of La Verne Music Department La Verne California
University of Redlands Conservatory of Music Redlands California
University of San Diego Department of Music San Diego California
University of Southern California USC Thornton School of Music Los Angeles California
University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music Stockton California
Westmont College Department of Music Santa Barbara California

Colorado

Adams State College Adams State College Department of Music Alamosa Colorado
Colorado State University - Fort Collins Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance; Division of Music Fort Collins Colorado
Colorado State University - Pueblo Department of Music Pueblo Colorado
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Department of Visual & Performing Arts - Music Colorado Springs Colorado
University of Colorado - Denver Department of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Denver Colorado
University of Denver Lamont School of Music Denver Colorado

Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University Music Department New Britain Connecticut
Eastern Connecticut State University Performing Arts Department - Music Willimantic Connecticut
University of Connecticut Department of Music Storrs Connecticut
University of Hartford The Hartt School of Music, Theater, and Dance West Hartford Connecticut
Yale University School of Music New Haven Connecticut

Delaware

University of Delaware School of Music Newark Delaware

District of Columbia

Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Washington District of Columbia
Howard University Department of Music Washington District of Columbia

Florida

Florida Atlantic University Department of Music Boca Raton Florida
Florida International University School of Music Miami Florida
Florida State University College of Music Tallahassee Florida
Lynn University Conservatory of Music Boca Raton Florida
Palm Beach Atlantic University Music Department West Palm Beach Florida
Stetson University School of Music Deland Florida
University of South Florida School of Music Tampa Florida

Georgia

Clark Atlanta University School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Music Atlanta Georgia
Columbus State University Schwob School of Music Columbus Georgia
Emory University Department of Music Atlanta Georgia
Georgia Southern University School of Music Statesboro Georgia
Georgia State University School of Music Atlanta Georgia
LaGrange College Department of Music Lagrange Georgia
Morehouse College Department of Music Atlanta Georgia
University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music Athens Georgia
University of West Georgia The Department of Music Carrollton Georgia

Idaho

Boise State University Department of Music Boise Idaho
University of Idaho The Lionel Hampton School of Music Moscow Idaho

Illinois

Benedictine University Department of Music Lisle Illinois
DePaul University School of Music Chicago Illinois
Eastern Illinois University Department of Music Charleston Illinois
Elmhurst College Department of Music Elmhurst Illinois
Judson University Music Department Elgin Illinois
Knox College Music Department Galesburg Illinois
North Park University Department of Music Chicago Illinois
Northern Illinois University School of Music Dekalb Illinois
University of Chicago Department of Music Chicago Illinois
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign School of Music Champaign Illinois
Wheaton College (IL) Conservatory of Music Wheaton Illinois

Indiana

Anderson University (IN) School of Music, Theatre, and Dance - Music program Anderson Indiana
Butler University School of Music Indianapolis Indiana
Earlham College Music Department Richmond Indiana
Indiana University - South Bend The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts - Music South Bend Indiana
Indiana University - Southeast Department of Music New Albany Indiana
Indiana Wesleyan University Division of Music Marion Indiana
University of Indianapolis Department of Music Indianapolis Indiana
Valparaiso University Department of Music Valparaiso Indiana

Iowa

Iowa State University Department of Music and Theatre - Music Ames Iowa
Luther College Music Department Decorah Iowa
University of Northern Iowa School of Music Cedar Falls Iowa

Kansas

Fort Hays State University Department of Music and Theatre Hays Kansas
Kansas State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance - Music Manhattan Kansas
University of Kansas - Lawrence The School of Music Lawrence Kansas
Washburn University Department of Music Topeka Kansas

Kentucky

Asbury University Department of Music Wilmore Kentucky
Bellarmine University Bellarmine Music Department Louisville Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University School of Music Richmond Kentucky
Murray State University Department of Music Murray Kentucky
University of Kentucky School of Music Lexington Kentucky
University of Louisville School of Music Louisville Kentucky

Louisiana

Centenary College of Louisiana Hurley School of Music Shreveport Louisiana
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge College of Music and Dramatic Arts - LSU School of Music Baton Rouge Louisiana
University of Louisiana - Lafayette School of Music and Performing Arts - Music Lafayette Louisiana
University of Louisiana - Monroe Department of Visual and Performing Arts - Music Monroe Louisiana

Maine

Bates College Bates Music Department Lewiston Maine
Bowdoin College Music Department Brunswick Maine

Maryland

Johns Hopkins University The Peabody Institute Baltimore Maryland
Towson University Department of Music Towson Maryland
University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC) UMBC Department of Music Baltimore Maryland

Massachusetts

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music Boston Massachusetts
Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston Massachusetts
Boston University School of Music Boston Massachusetts
Brandeis University Department of Music Waltham Massachusetts
Fitchburg State University Music Program Fitchburg Massachusetts
Gordon College Department of Music Wenham Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Music and Theatre Arts - Music Cambridge Massachusetts
New England Conservatory New England Conservatory Boston Massachusetts
Northeastern University Department of Music Boston Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts - Amherst Department of Music and Dance - Music Amherst Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts - Lowell Department of Music Lowell Massachusetts
Westfield State University Department of Music Westfield Massachusetts
Wheaton College (MA) Department of Music Norton Massachusetts

Michigan

Calvin College Department of Music Grand Rapids Michigan
Central Michigan University School of Music Mount Pleasant Michigan
Michigan State University College of Music East Lansing Michigan
Spring Arbor University Department of Music Spring Arbor Michigan
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor School of Music, Dance and Theatre Ann Arbor Michigan
Wayne State University Department of Music Detroit Michigan

Minnesota

Bethany Lutheran College Music Department Mankato Minnesota
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Music Department St. Joseph Minnesota
Concordia College - Moorhead Music Department Moorhead Minnesota
Concordia University - Saint Paul Department of Music, Theatre & Dance - Music St. Paul Minnesota
Northwestern College (MN) Department of Music and Theatre - Music St. Paul Minnesota
Southwest Minnesota State University Department of Music Marshall Minnesota
St. Cloud State University Department of Music St. Cloud Minnesota
St. Olaf College Music Department Northfield Minnesota
University of Saint Thomas Department of Music St. Paul Minnesota

Mississippi

Belhaven University Music Department Jackson Mississippi
Mississippi College Department of Music Clinton Mississippi
Mississippi University for Women Department of Music Columbus Mississippi
Mississippi Valley State University The Department of Fine Arts - Music Itta Bena Mississippi

Missouri

College of the Ozarks Department of Music Point Lookout Missouri
Drury University Department of Fine and Performing Arts - Music Springfield Missouri
Truman State University Department of Music Kirksville Missouri
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Music Columbia Missouri
University of Missouri - Kansas City UMKC Conservatory - Dance Kansas City Missouri
University of Missouri - St. Louis Department of Music St. Louis Missouri

Nebraska

University of Nebraska - Kearney Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance Kearney Nebraska
University of Nebraska - Lincoln School of Music Lincoln Nebraska

Nevada

University of Nevada - Las Vegas School of Music Las Vegas Nevada
University of Nevada - Reno Department of Music Reno Nevada

New Hampshire

Dartmouth College Department of Music Hanover New Hampshire
Keene State College Department of Music Keene New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire Department of Music Durham New Hampshire

New Jersey

Drew University Music Department Madison New Jersey
Princeton University Music At Princeton Princeton New Jersey
Rowan University Music Department Glassboro New Jersey
Rutgers University - Camden Department of Fine Arts - Music Camden New Jersey
Rutgers University - New Brunswick Department of Music New Brunswick New Jersey

New York

Adelphi University Performing Arts Center - Music Garden City New York
Bard College Conservatory of Music Annandale-on-hudson New York
Barnard College at Columbia University Department of Music New York New York
Brooklyn College (CUNY) Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Brooklyn New York
Cornell University Department of Music Ithaca New York
Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester) Eastman School of Music Rochester New York
Five Towns College Music Division Dix Hills New York
Hamilton College Department of Music Clinton New York
Houghton College Greatbatch School of Music Houghton New York
Juilliard School, The Music Division New York New York
Manhattan School of Music Manhattan School of Music New York New York
Mannes College - The New School for Music Mannes College The New School for Music New York New York
New York University - Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development Department of Music and Performing Arts New York New York
Nyack College - Rockland Campus School of Music Nyack New York
State University of New York - Binghamton University Department of Music Vestal New York
State University of New York - New Paltz Department of Music New Paltz New York
Yeshiva University Stern College for Women Music New York New York

North Carolina

Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music Boone North Carolina
Brevard College Music Department Brevard North Carolina
Duke University Department of Music Durham North Carolina
Gardner-Webb University Department of Music Boiling Springs North Carolina
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Department of Music Chapel Hill North Carolina
University of North Carolina - Greensboro Department of Music Greensboro North Carolina
University of North Carolina - School of the Arts School of Music Winston-salem North Carolina

North Dakota

North Dakota State University School of Music Fargo North Dakota
Valley City State University Department of Music Valley City North Dakota

Ohio

Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts Bowling Green Ohio
Capital University The Conservatory of Music Columbus Ohio
Cedarville University Department of Music and Worship Cedarville Ohio
Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland Institute of Music - Conservatory Studies Cleveland Ohio
Cleveland State University Department of Music Cleveland Ohio
Denison University Department of Music Granville Ohio
Miami University of Ohio Department of Music Oxford Ohio
Ohio State University, The School of Music Columbus Ohio
Ohio University School of Music Athens Ohio
University of Dayton Department of Music Dayton Ohio
University of Mount Union Department of Performing Arts - Music Alliance Ohio

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University Department of Music Shawnee Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University Wanda L. Bass School of Music Oklahoma City Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater School of Music Stillwater Oklahoma
University of Central Oklahoma School of Music Edmund Oklahoma

Oregon

Portland State University School of Music and Theater - Music Portland Oregon
University of Oregon School of Music and Dance- Music Eugene Oregon

Pennsylvania

Bucknell University Department of Music Lewisburg Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University School of Music Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Eastern University Department of Music St. Davids Pennsylvania
Lebanon Valley College Department of Music Annville Pennsylvania
Mercyhurst College D'Angelo Department of Music Erie Pennsylvania
Moravian College Department of Music Bethlehem Pennsylvania
Susquehanna University Department of Music, School of the Arts Selinsgrove Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Department of Music Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
West Chester University School of Music West Chester Pennsylvania
Westminster College (PA) Department of Music New Wilmington Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Brown University Department of Music Providence Rhode Island
Providence College Department of Music Providence Rhode Island
Rhode Island College Department of Music, Theatre and Dance Providence Rhode Island
Roger Williams University Department of Performing Arts - Music Bristol Rhode Island

South Carolina

College of Charleston Department of Music Charleston South Carolina
Converse College Petrie School of Music Spartanburg South Carolina
Furman University Music Department Greenville South Carolina

South Dakota

Black Hills State University Music Program Spearfish South Dakota

Tennessee

Austin Peay State University Department of Music Clarksville Tennessee
Belmont University Belmont School of Music Nashville Tennessee
Carson-Newman College Department of Music Jefferson City Tennessee
Lipscomb University School of Music Nashville Tennessee
Maryville College Department of Music Maryville Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University School of Music Murfreesboro Tennessee
Sewanee: The University of the South Department of Music Sewanee Tennessee
Union University Department of Music Jackson Tennessee
University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music Memphis Tennessee
University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Department of Performing Arts - Music Chattanooga Tennessee
University of Tennessee - Knoxville School of Music Knoxville Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music Nashville Tennessee

Texas

Baylor University School of Music Waco Texas
Dallas Baptist University Department of Music Dallas Texas
Lamar University Department of Music Beaumont Texas
Sam Houston State University School of Music Huntsville Texas
Southern Methodist University School of the Arts Dallas Texas
Southwestern University Department of Music Georgetown Texas
Stephen F. Austin State University The School of Music Nacogdoches Texas
Texas Southern University Department of Music Houston Texas
Trinity University Department of Music San Antonio Texas
University of Texas - Arlington Department of Music Arlington Texas
University of Texas - San Antonio School of Music San Antonio Texas
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Music Brownsville Texas
University of the Incarnate Word Music Department San Antonio Texas
Wayland Baptist University Department of Music Plainview Texas
West Texas A&M University School of Music Canyon Texas

Utah

University of Utah School of Music Salt Lake City Utah

Vermont

University of Vermont Department of Music Burlington Vermont

Virginia

Christopher Newport University Department of Music Newport News Virginia
College of William and Mary, The Department of Music Williamsburg Virginia
George Mason University School of Music Fairfax Virginia
Hollins University Music Department Roanoke Virginia
James Madison University School of Music Harrisonburg Virginia
Liberty University School of Music Lynchburg Virginia
Norfolk State University Division of Music Norfolk Virginia
Old Dominion University Music Norfolk Virginia
Radford University Department of Music Radford Virginia
Shenandoah University Shenandoah Conservatory Winchester Virginia
Virginia Wesleyan University Department of Fine and Performing Arts - Music Norfolk Virginia

Washington

Cornish College of The Arts Music Department Seattle Washington
Eastern Washington University Department of Fine and Performing Arts - Music Cheney Washington
Gonzaga University Music Department Spokane Washington
Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music Tacoma Washington
Seattle Pacific University Department of Music Seattle Washington
University of Puget Sound School of Music Tacoma Washington
University of Washington School of Music Seattle Washington
Washington State University - Pullman School of Music Pullman Washington
Western Washington University Department of Music Bellingham Washington
Whitman College Department of Music Walla Walla Washington
Whitworth University Department of Music Spokane Washington

West Virginia

Marshall University School of Music Huntington West Virginia
Shepherd University Department of Music Shepherdstown West Virginia
West Virginia University School-of-Music Morgantown West Virginia

Wisconsin

Beloit College Music Department Beloit Wisconsin
Lakeland College Music Department Plymouth Wisconsin
Lawrence University The Conservatory of Music Appleton Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Music and Theatre Arts Department - Music Eau Claire Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of The Arts Milwaukee Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Department of Music Whitewater Wisconsin
Concordia University - Montreal Department of Music Montreal
Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico San Juan
Ithaca College School of Music Theatre and Dance - Music Ithaca
McGill University Schulich School of Music Toronto
University of British Columbia School of Music Vancouver
York University Department of Music Toronto

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