Current working composers, why does it seem like every modern composer atonal/chromatic? Is that really what people want to hear and play?

I wanna say first, I know my title is reductive and ignores like 99% of music out there, but it's a growing sentiment I've been having for some time now. I know every composer has a unique voice and all that. I am just a few months away from getting my MM in classical composition, but I am becoming increasingly worried and disheartened about my prospective career.

In my classes we have had several guest composers come to talk about their work, and it seems like these modern working composers write in a style that completely rejects tonality and any semblance of meter. Even operas that sound pointillist with no discernible beat, tempo, or key center. Every single one was atonal. Almost every single one seemed to use more extended techniques than regular notes. The pieces are all breathtaking in their own right and way, but they are the farthest thing from my comfort zone or cup of tea. I ask, is this what I have to compete with? Is this the kind of music companies and ensembles want nowadays? Do performers really like playing these pieces?

I love Mozart. I love Mahler. I love the minimalist movement and I love folk music. My own music is heavily inspired by all these areas, yet I have not seen a current working composer in the classical world who composes like I do (largely tonally, folk inspired). Is it that I am looking in the wrong area? The music I want to write is all over video games and media, but sadly those are not the areas I am studying in. I suppose I want to know if I've made a mistake in my education choice. Perhaps I shouldn't be shooting for the prestige of classical music

*EDIT* I am talking mostly about the classical instrumental chamber music world, which excludes most pieces written for symphonies, wind ensembles, and choral groups. I know there are working composers in those fields that still compose tonally.