Overview

School of Music / School of Music is located in Boston, MA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Program in Music Education

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Music (MM)	Choral conducting
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Composition and theory
Master of Arts (MA)	Musicology
Master of Music (MM)	Music education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Musicology
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)	Music education
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Music education
(Performance Diploma)	Conducting

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	128
Doctoral Degrees	36
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Varies Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Varies Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

830

Applied

318

Accepted

100

Enrolled

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

229

Total Graduate Students

44%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.93%
Black or African American	1.75%
White or Caucasian	36%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.44%
Asian	5.68%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.44%
Two or more races	2.62%
Unknown	4.8%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Location & Contact

Address 855 Commonwealth Avenue
Room 244
Boston, MA  2215
United States

Contact Gregory Melchor-Barz
Director
Email: cfamusic@bu.edu
Phone: 617-353-3341
Fax: 617-353-7455

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