Overview

In many ways, the history of music is the story of how human culture has expressed itself throughout time, and Texas Christian University's Musicology students explore that timeline throughout all genres and eras.

The TCU School of Music’s Music/Media Library houses thousands of scores, books, CDs and music videos, along with creative space for studying, listening and taking your own journey through the music of time.

Students with an interest in early music have the opportunity to perform with the Collegium Musicum, our ensemble devoted to historically informed performances of Baroque music.

Career

Musicology majors often continue their studies in prestigious doctoral programs around the U.S. and abroad, where they conduct deeper research specific to their areas of interest. Our graduates have gone on to doctoral programs at The Ohio State University, The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Florida State University, University of North Texas and others. TCU alumni have gone on to teach at all educational levels, and to work as musical archivists, historians and authors.

Your faculty advisor will work with you to choose the right combination of courses and mentor you so you can reach your goals.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethnomusicology
Special Problems in Musicology
Violin
Bibliography and Research Techniques
Harp
Jazz Guitar

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fort Worth, 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.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be admitted to the MM/MME degree programs, students must possess

a Bachelor of Music or its equivalent, with a major in the area of proposed graduate study, including sophomore-level credit in an approved foreign language in the case of prospective majors in musicology, theory, composition, voice, or voice pedagogy.
satisfactory undergraduate preparation for the particular degree sought which includes at least a “B” average (comparable to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale) in all undergraduate work and satisfactory scores on the appropriate tests required by the school/college.
For international students – A minimum score of 90 on the iBT, TOEFL, 6.5 on the IELTS or 105 on the Duolingo English test is required for admission.

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Tuition Fee

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International

38610 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 38610 USD per year during 12 months.
National

38610 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 38610 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

38610 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 38610 USD per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Fort Worth

1071 - 1679 USD /month

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