17 Master's degrees offered by the university

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University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media

The Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media program of University of Rochester is designed for students seeking careers in jazz studies and contemporary media music performance, composition/arranging, and higher education.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$73,100/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

The Composition program of University of Rochester equips students with a thorough knowledge of all contemporary forms of musical expression and the ability to present their personal style in each of them.

M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Pedagogy of Music Theory

The Pedagogy of Music Theory from University of Rochester is intended either for theory majors who wish to focus on a teaching career (with emphasis in pedagogy, aural skills, composition, and cognition) or other graduate students who may wish to graduate with a double major in Performance and Literature (MM or DMA) and Theory.

M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$51,600/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Film and Media Studies- Selznick Film Preservation

Film and Media Studies- Selznick Film Preservation is offered by University of Rochester. The Department of English at the University of Rochester offers a special English MA with a concentration in film and media studies.

M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Early Music

The Early Music program of University of Rochester provides instruction and performance opportunities on a wide range of instruments and musical styles for both graduate and undergraduate students.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

The Composition program of University of Rochester equips students with a thorough knowledge of all contemporary forms of musical expression and the ability to present their personal style in each of them.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Jazz Writing Skills

The Jazz Writing Skills program of University of Rochester has been internationally recognized since the early 1970s.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Contemporary Media and Film Composition

University of Rochester's Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media offers a Master's degree in Contemporary Media and Film Composition

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
2 years$38,700/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Performance and Literature

University of Rochester's Performance and Literature Master’s degrees with majors in composition and music education may be undertaken either within the division of graduate professional studies (the MM as described in this section) or within the division of graduate research studies (the Master of Arts). 

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Musicology

The Musicology program from University of Rochester provides  students across the Eastman community with creatively designed courses that explore the intricacies of musical meaning and aesthetics in widely divergent historical, cultural, and geographical settings.

M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$51,600/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Music Theory

Members of University of Rochester's Eastman Music Theory faculty acknowledge the need to address the issue of antiracism in all our work, be it teaching, research, or service.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Online Top 1% in Worldwide

Music Leadership

The Music Leadership program of University of Rochester is designed for musicians who seek to lead traditional and/or non-traditional musical arts organizations.

M.A. Full-time +2 Online
1 year, 2 months$55,285/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Opera (Stage Directing)

The Opera (Stage Directing) program of University of Rochester offers an environment of excellence in which the healthiest development of the vocal artist can be achieved.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Conducting (Choral or Orchestral, or Wind)

Students in the Conducting (Choral or Orchestral, or Wind) program of University of Rochester study choral literature and rehearsal techniques. The MM in orchestral conducting gives the aspiring conductor insights into the professional conductor’s workshop.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Music Teaching and Learning

At the Music Teaching and Learning program of University of Rochester we believe that all individuals have musical potential, and each person deserves access to a comprehensive music education.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Ethnomusicology

The students of the Ethnomusicology program of University of Rochester will be interviewed and admitted to the musicology department via the same process as incoming musicology students, which includes the evaluation of writing samples of students’ undergraduate work, or of their graduate work in other areas.

M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$64,500/yr
University of Rochester4,8(6)
Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music

The Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music program of University of Rochester combines intensive study of both instrumental and vocal repertoire, enhanced by a rigorous academic education emphasizing the study of foreign language, music history, and music theory.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus
1 year$64,500/yr

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