Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education

A Ph.D. in Education: Music Education opens graduates up to a wide range of career possibilities. Some go on to train the next generation of music students, become college professors and conductors, or oversee music programs in K-12 schools. The program is designed to help them achieve those goals.Students gain a comprehensive understanding of education through methods courses, observing and teaching undergraduate classes, and supervising K-12 student teaching. The broad array of courses span different academic units and help integrate the necessary skills for becoming a researcher, educator and artist. This approach helps to refine goals, philosophies and methods, producing effective educators and leaders.

A grade-point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) covering all college work taken prior to the bachelor's degree, or a grade-point average of at least 3.5 covering all post-baccalaureate work completed to date.

Recommendation for provisional or full admission by the doctoral faculty review group within the emphasis area.

Graduates of schools outside the United States may be considered for admission to the Education Ph.D. program, subject to the following criteria.

They must have completed a course of study at least the equivalent of a U.S. baccalaureate degree.

They must have above-average grades in previous college study.