Master’s degree · MM / MMus
Master of Music
University of South Carolina · School of Music · Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Official award
- Master of MusicM.M.
- Subject
- Music PerformanceComposition (concentration)Conducting (concentration)
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
The Master of Music is listed in the official degree catalog of the institution.
- 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 MusicM.M.
- Award family
- MM / MMusA Master of Music or MMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. | |
| Composition | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | CompositionApplicants apply to this pathway“Composition Our composition students work with active composers in an environment dedicated to innovation and musical excellence.”Source |
| Conducting | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | ConductingApplicants apply to this pathway“Conducting Choral and instrumental (band or orchestra) conducting students enhance their skills and musical knowledge in the classroom and on the podium.”Source |
| Jazz Studies | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Jazz StudiesApplicants apply to this pathway“Jazz Studies Our jazz program fuses performance, composition and arranging into a study plan”Source |
| Musicology and Music History | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Music HistoryApplicants apply to this pathway“Music History Music history study at the USC School of Music integrates historical, cultural, theoretical”Source |
| Music Theory | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Music TheoryApplicants apply to this pathway“Music Theory Music theory students receive advanced training in music theory, analysis, history”Source |
| Opera and Vocal Studies | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | OperaApplicants apply to this pathway“Opera Opera Theatre students develop characterization, stage presence, diction, movement”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
- School of Music (Columbia)813 Assembly Street
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
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
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)