Overview

The curriculum of the Music program of University of Central Florida is designed with the flexibility to allow each student, in consultation with an advisor, to develop a program that fits the needs and interests of individual students.

Career Prospects

The program has a Conducting Concentration which provides targeted training in that area; the Music Studies Concentration can accommodate interests in music education, performance, composition, jazz studies, music history, and more. The course schedule is designed to accommodate the needs of working professionals, with many graduate courses scheduled in late afternoons or evenings. Students may study full-time (9 credit hours per semester) or part-time.

Students are attracted to the UCF Master of Arts in Music program for a variety of reasons, such as to increase their skills in their primary area, add training for a secondary area, and to learn more about their craft. The higher credential may allow for a pay raise, qualification for certain teaching positions, or to prepare for application to doctoral programs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Music Bibliography and Research

Music History Seminar

Techniques and Concepts of Musical Analysis

Conducting

Composition

Medieval and Renaissance Music

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

34 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Orlando, 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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Other requirements

General requirements

One official transcript (in a sealed envelope) from each college/university attended.

A bachelor’s degree in music from a NASM accredited school or the equivalent.

Two letters of recommendation.

A formal writing sample of at least 1000 words, which should represent the applicant’s best scholarly work. The topic should be on a musical subject.

Applicants for the Conducting Concentration will submit a conducting/rehearsal audition of approximately 20 minutes on a repertoire to be agreed upon with the UCF Director of Bands, Director of Choral Activities, or Director of Orchestras (based on an area of focus), in consultation with conducting faculty.

Applicants for all other areas within the Music Studies Concentration will require an Admission Examination with a faculty committee.

Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA calculation.

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

22988 USD / year

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Out-of-State

22988 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

6664 USD / year

≈ 6664 USD / year

Living costs

Orlando

United States

1111 - 1939 USD / month

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Academic requirements

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Living costs

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