The Ohio State University School of Music provides the graduate degree programs listed below.
Detailed degree requirements are found in each curriculum sheet (select the appropriate degree heading).
We are not accepting applications for graduate study in Voice for the 2021–2022 academic year.
Master of Arts (MA)
- Pedagogy: Brass, Piano, Strings, Voice, Woodwind
- Music Education
- Musicology
- Music Theory
Master of Music (MM)
- Composition
- Conducting: Choral, Orchestral, Wind
- Performance: Brass, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Woodwind
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
- Composition
- Conducting
- Performance: Brass, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Woodwind
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Music Education
- Musicology
- Music Theory
Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in College and University Teaching
The School of Music offers interdisciplinary studies in both Music Cognition and Ethnomusicology. For program inquiries please contact Professor Daniel Shanahan (Cognition), Professor Arved Ashby (area head of Musicology) or the Graduate Studies Coordinator (mus-grad@osu.edu).
Post-Baccalaureate Program in Music Education
- Students with an undergraduate music degree that is not in music education are encouraged to explore our individualized Post-Baccalaureate program, which leads to teacher licensure and the ability to become a school music teacher.