Graduate Programs

four students studying together around a tableThe School of Music offers the following graduate degree programs:

  • Master of Music (MM) in Composition (arranging emphasis option), Conducting (wind & choral), Musicology, Performance, and Theory
  • Master of Arts (MA) in Music Education
  • Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Conducting (wind & choral), Composition, and Performance
  • Education Specialist (EdS) in Secondary Education/Music Education Emphasis
  • Doctor of Education (EdD) in Secondary Education/Music Education Emphasis
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Secondary Education/Music Education Emphasis

See all of our degrees in the Academic Program Directory.

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Comprehensive Exams

For information on comprehensive exams, please consult the Graduate Student Handbook (Information for MM students, section 3.4; Information for DMA students, section 4.4); also consult your major professor and the chair of your committee (if not your major professor).

Learn More

For more information about the MM or DMA degree in music, contact Davie Higginbotham, Admissions & Curricula Coordinator, at (205) 348-7112 or dghigginbotham@ua.edu.

For more information about the MA, EdS, EdD, and PhD programs in music education, contact Carl Hancock at (205) 348-6054 or chancock@ua.edu