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Performance / practice doctorate · DMA

Doctor of Musical Arts (Composition)

University of Cincinnati · College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Official award
Doctor of Musical ArtsDMA
Subject
Composition
Format
On campus
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Practice doctorate in composition.

Department
College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

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Official award
Doctor of Musical ArtsDMA
Award family
DMAA Doctor of Musical Arts: a performance and practice doctorate, kept separate from the research PhD.
Qualification level
Performance / practice doctorate
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 links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
CompositionNamed majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award.“Composition Master of Music Doctor of Musical Arts”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
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Uptown West campus

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 required
Audition details
  • Format: Recorded prescreening and live audition
  • Prescreening: Pre-screening materials are submitted through CCM's Acceptd website; requirements are specific to each major.
  • Academic application deadline: Dec. 1: final deadline for admission applications and required materials; Dec. 3: final deadline for pre-screening submission unless noted for a specific program (the page does not print a year).
SourceSpecific to this program and intake. Check the current admissions cycle; nothing here guarantees admission, and you cannot assume you may audition for a particular teacher.
Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published

Research degree details

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, 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.

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