Master’s degree · MA
Master of Arts in Music
Pennsylvania State University · School of Music · University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official award
- Master of Arts in MusicMA
- Subject
- Musicology and Music History (concentration)Music Theory (concentration)
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A research master's with tracks in music theory, musicology, and music theory and history; a thesis is required.
- Department
- School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Master of Arts in MusicMA
- Award family
- MAA Master of Arts. It is not relabelled as a Master of Music.
- Qualification level
- Master’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Musicology and Music History | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Musicology trackHow students choose it is not published“The Musicology track (32 credits) emphasizes the development of a broad knowledge of music of all periods”Source |
| Music Theory | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Music Theory trackHow students choose it is not published“The Music Theory track (32 credits) offers preparation in current modes of research and analysis”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Dissertation, thesis or artistic research
- A thesis is required for graduation.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University Park233 Music Building, University Park, PA 16802
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)