Overview

Student Learning Outcomes:

All Music graduates at Washington State University will be able to:

Critical, Creative and Musical Reasoning: This includes learning to analyze and interpret music, to express the composer’s intention, the character of the music and to convey the emotion of the work.

Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning: This involves taking the abstract symbols on the page and making musical sense of them, interpreting the rhythmic and pitch elements of the music and making expressive choices based on the notation on the page.

Information Literacy: Musicians must understand the historical and cultural aspects of the music that they are performing to present a musically and artistically convincing performance. Also, students must become familiar with a wide range of important works from the musical canon. Students are required to use several outside sources, including library and online resources, to gain this knowledge.

Communication: A musical performance is not successful unless there is communication with the audience.

Diversity: To perform music of different styles and genres, it is essential to understand diverse cultures and musical views. This is related to information literacy.

Integration of Learning: For a musical performance to be truly successful, all of these Learning Outcomes—creative thinking, symbolic reasoning, information literacy, communication and diversity must be integrated by the performer.

Student Opportunities:

Graduate students have opportunities to conduct and rehearse ensembles; teach undergraduate courses; perform and make recordings with world acclaimed faculty artists; prepare for major competitions in performance and composition; and tour nationally and internationally with performance ensembles. WSU graduate students have won numerous awards in major competitions for performance and composition. Recent graduates have been featured in Jazziz magazine and been successful in publishing their compositions.

Career Opportunities:

Graduates are prepared for professional careers in music including work as performers, composers, arrangers, recording artists and educators.

Programme Structure

Four emphases are available:

Music education: Provides advanced studies for experienced or prospective teachers.

Performance: Selected by students wishing to teach at the college level or enter professions such as music performance and conducting.

Note: This emphasis is not available for Global Campus students.

Composition: Prepares students to enter professions in music such as composition and arranging.

Jazz emphasis: Focuses on one or more aspects of jazz, including performance, composition, arranging, pedagogy, or history, in preparation for careers in jazz.

The degree may also be completed without an emphasis.

The program offers both thesis and non-thesis options, designed according to the goals of the student.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-10 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pullman, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Prospective international students must have the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an approved institution. Usually this is a minimum of four years of study beyond grade 12.

A grade point average equivalent to a U.S. grade of “B” or better is required.
Prospective domestic students must have received a baccalaureate degree from a college or university, accredited by a recognized association, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15121 USD / year

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Out-of-State

15121 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

7053 USD / year

≈ 7053 USD / year

Living costs

Pullman

United States

904 - 1507 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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