Music at KU

The School of Music ranks among the finest in America, with one of the most comprehensive graduate programs in the country.

• U.S. News and World Report: KU’s Master of Music program is tied for 12th among public institutions.
• The music program at KU is a charter member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
• The school is the only institution authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to grant doctoral degrees in music.

Programs

Master of Music (M.M.)

• Accompanying
• Church music (choral or organ)
• Composition
• Conducting (band, choral, orchestral)
• Music theory
• Musicology
• Performance (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, opera, voice, organ, piano, carillon)

Master of Music Education (M.M.E.)

• Music education
• Music therapy

Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)

• Church music (choral or organ)
• Composition
• Conducting (band, choral, orchestral)
• Performance (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, voice, organ, piano)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

• Music education
• Music theory
• Musicology

Admission

• Application fee payable to the University of Kansas:
  –Domestic: paper or online $55
  –International: paper or online $65
• 1 official copy of transcripts from each post-secondary university attended
• Undergraduate and graduate grade-point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
• 3 letters of reference
• Résumé or curriculum vitae and repertoire list (not required for Music Education and Music Therapy)
• International students: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic format scores
• Successful audition
• Graduate Record Examination scores required for M.M.E. in Music Education and Music Therapy, Ph.D. in Music Education and Music Therapy, Music Theory, Musicology
• Download a PDF of additional materials required for each program.

Application

• View detailed School of Music requirements and audition application.
• Graduate academic application

Admission deadlines

• Priority for assistantships: Dec. 15
• Final for assistantships: Feb. 15
• Final for Music Education and Music Therapy: May 15
• Final for all others: May 1

Financial aid

• Graduate teaching assistantships (priority deadline Dec. 15, final deadline Feb. 15)
• University fellowships (deadline Dec. 15)
• School of Music scholarships
• Loans and grants:
  The University of Kansas
  Financial Aid and Scholarships
  1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 50
  Lawrence, KS 66045-7518
  785-864-4700
  financialaid@ku.edu

The School of Music

The School of Music ranks among the finest in America, offering comprehensive programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. The school nurtures and advances the art of music through creation, performance, scholarly inquiry, entrepreneurship, and enhancement of the artistic skills and experiences of the university and regional cultural communities.

The Master of Music program ranks 12th among public institutions offering graduate degrees in the most recent survey by U.S. News & World Report, the only national ranking of music programs. A distinguished faculty with more than 60 members offers opportunity to study with professionals in all major areas.

The school is a major contributor to the arts community through student, faculty, and professional performances in Swarthout Recital Hall, Bales Organ Recital Hall, the Robert Baustian Theatre, and the Lied Center of Kansas.

The university

The University of Kansas is a major educational and research institution with 29,000 students and 2,400 faculty members. KU includes the main campus in Lawrence, the Medical Center in Kansas City, the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park, campuses of the School of Medicine in Wichita and Salina, and educational and research facilities throughout the state.

The university has 58 nationally ranked programs and earns excellent ratings in the top college guides. For more than a decade, the Fiske Guide to Colleges has awarded KU four-star ratings in all categories — academics, quality of living, and social life.

KU is a major comprehensive research and teaching university that serves as a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. KU is the only Kansas Board of Regents university to hold membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities, a select group of 62 public and private research universities that represents excellence in graduate and professional education and the highest achievements in research internationally.

The University of Kansas is a charter member of the National Association of Schools of Music and the only institution authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to grant doctoral degrees in music.