Career Options
The music composition major provides the foundation for a wide variety of careers in the music industry.
Careers for Music Composers
- Composer for film, TV, video games, and related media
- Composer for production libraries
- Commissioned composer of works for symphony or chamber orchestras and vocal ensembles
- Arranger for established artists
- Orchestrator for other composers working in film, TV, video games, and related media
- Composer/songwriter/arranger/orchestrator for musical theater
- Music editor
- Music supervisor
- Music copyist
- Pop/contemporary music songwriter
- High school and college music teacher
Note: This information is current for the 2023-24 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.