Overview

About the Music History program

By engaging with music through primary sources, analysis and critique of style, and in wider historical, cultural and philosophical contexts, graduate students develop their own unique questions about the capacity for music to both shape and be shaped by the social condition in which it was created, as well as interpretations and applications past, present and future. The Music History master degree is offered by the University at Buffalo.

Courses are taught by distinguished Department of Music faculty whose scholarly work has been featured in many of the leading English-language journals, including The Journal of the American Musicological Society, Early Music History, The Musical Quarterly, Music and Letters, Popular Music, Nineteenth-Century Music Review, Women and Music and The Journal of Musicological Research. Generally, students complete the degree after two years of full-time study, with the fourth semester dedicated to the thesis. The timeline is also flexible to accommodate students with employment or other commitments.

Within a close, collegial atmosphere, students form supportive relationships with their peers. Encouraged to share research, attend performances by fellow students, and participate in professional development opportunities together—such as conferences with the American Musicological Society (AMS) —our graduate students leave the department equipped with a strong network of professional contacts.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Seminars in Musicology

Bibliography

Notation

Music Theory Elective

Thesis

Foreign Language

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-22 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Buffalo, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Applications for admission are accepted for fall entry only

Application Fee

Unofficial Transcripts

Three (3) Letters Of Recommendations

Graduate Record Exams (GRE)

Ub Financial Statement (International Students Only)

Bank Documents (International Students Only)

Passport (International Students Only)

Personal Statement And Statement Of Purpose

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Tuition Fees

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25740 USD / year

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25740 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

11310 USD / year

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Living costs

Buffalo

United States

920 - 1560 USD / month

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