Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition: Fees & Entry Requirements at The Catholic University of America – Globally Recruit, USA

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition

USA

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What will I learn?

The Doctor of Musical Arts - the Departments of Music's highest professional composition degree - is designed for those students who have already demonstrated significant compositional achievement, and who show great professional promise. Typically a three- to four-year program, the D.M.A. program in Composition is designed to prepare the student for a career either as a university-affiliated composer or as an independent professional. Please click here for information on applying to our graduate programs in composition. Below you will find information on the curriculum and graduation requirements for the DMA program.

Which department am I in?

Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art

Study options

Full Time (6 Semesters)

Tuition fees
$52,190.00 (44,03,476) per year
University Services Fee - 590
Start date

Expected August 2027

Venue

CUA Campus

620 Michigan Ave., N.E.,

Chicago,

Washington,

20064, South, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants for graduate programs who hold undergraduate degrees from foreign institutions of higher education must provide, as part of the application process, a degree equivalency evaluation from a reputable credentials evaluation service recognized by The University. This ensures that applications are given full consideration by University officials who may not be familiar with the education program of that specific institution.

Acceptable Test Scores

TOEFL - 80 Internet (should have at least 20 out of 30 in each category); 550 Paper; 213 Computer.

IELTS - varies by program, generally around 6.5

Duolingo - 105

PTE - 58

Application deadlines: November 1- for Spring; July 1- for Fall.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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