undergraduate
Music technology
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What is a music technology major?
This program focuses on the creative aspects of the blending of music and technology and prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the composition, recording, synthesis, and performance of music, audio-visual production, scoring for film and multimedia, and software and multimedia development. Course topics include music theory, music history, composition, acoustics, recording technology, computer composition, electronic music synthesis, technology-based performance, 3D sound and spatial audio, and music business and law.
How much do music technology majors make?
This data isn't currently reported, but we're working on it!
How popular is music technology as a major?
Each year, around 600 students obtain a bachelor’s degree and around 620 students obtain an associate degree in music technology. In 2021, 637 students received a bachelor's degree and 806 students received an associate degree. This is relatively the same number of music technology majors as there were in 2020. Music technology is one of the most popular majors within music.
