Overview

Doctoral Programs in Music / Doctoral Programs in Music is located in Fort Worth, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Piano pedagogy
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Music history
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Composition
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Music theory
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Voice pedagogy
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Piano pedagogy
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Composition	Music history
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Composition	Performance
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting	Music history
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting	Music theory
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting	Performance
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Composition	Music history
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Composition	Performance
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting	Music history
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting	Music theory
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Conducting	Performance
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Piano pedagogy
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Music history
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Composition
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Music theory
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Performance	Voice pedagogy

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Recitals
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (composition only) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Recitals, Comprehensive Exams, DMA Document
Other Advanced Degrees	Recitals

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

31

Applied

5

Accepted

5

Enrolled

Applying

35

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Yes. Masters applicants submit a Music Theory Diagnostic test and then take placement exams upoin matriculation. The placement exams cover music theory as well as music history.
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (composition only)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Music Theory and Music History Diagnostic Exams; Audition; Interview

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$121,920

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

17

Total Graduate Students

52%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	11.76%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	23%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.88%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.88%
Unknown	5.88%

Gender

Male (82%)

Female (17%)

Faculty

28

Total faculty

Full-time - 28

Part-time - 0

Male (24)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Music in media, time usage in secondary instrumental classroom, vocal health and pedagogy, musician health and wellness, piano pedagogy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address TCU Box 297500
Fort Worth, TX  76129-0002
United States

Contact Dr. Sean Atkinson
Director
Email: sean.atkinson@tcu.edu
Phone: 817-257-5417

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