Overview

Key facts:

We offer classes and private lessons in a wide variety of topics, including traditional and electronic composition, orchestration, arranging, counterpoint analysis, style and history. New student works are performed frequently before faculty, mentors, peers and guest artists during masterclasses and recitals. The goal of the Music - Composition program at the Montclair State University is to prepare students for the professional music world and doctoral programs.

The school prides itself to being open to all styles and aesthetics of music as demonstrated by the varying styles of the faculty. Students are encouraged to find their own compositional voices, as well as to discover and study old and new sounds and aesthetics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applied Music
Musical Style and Analysis
Music Systems of Analysis and Composition
Special Topics in Music
Problems in Music History and Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-04 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-16 00:00:00

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Application Deadline: Rolling admission.

Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Montclair, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Transcript: One from each college attended.
Statement of Purpose
Letters of Recommendation: Two.
Students holding degrees from non-US institutions must request a course-by-course transcript evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or by Educated Choices. TOEFL (Test of English as a foreign language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or Duolingo English Test are required for applicants to any program who earned their degree in a country where English is not the official language. Please check our International Applicants page for more information and for our current TOEFL/IELTS Waiver Policy.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

16288 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14544 USD / year

≈ 14544 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

14544 USD / year

≈ 14544 USD / year

Living costs

Montclair

United States

1673 - 4118 USD / month

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