In order to apply for admission into the Graduate School and the School of Music, follow these instructions.

In addition to submitting the required materials, a personal interview or audition before the appropriate divisional faculty is typically required, but if travel to Texas Tech University is not an option, telephone or online interviews may be an option.  A preliminary review of application materials by faculty generally precedes the invitation for a personal audition or interview.

• SOM Graduate Student Handbook 

Students engage in a core curriculum of 20-24 core hours that emphasize expertise in music education content knowledge, expertise in music educator preparation, and music education research design and methods.

Students elect 1-2 cognates, which might include interdisciplinary studies in conducting, curriculum, ethnomusicology, exceptionalities and neurodiversities (i.e., students with disabilities), fine arts, music education performance, music theory, musicology, psychology or other student-selected/faculty-approved cognates. This enables students to tailor this terminal degree to suit their individual needs and interests.

The PhD in Music Education requires a minimum of 60 semester hours and has a minimum residence requirement that is fulfilled by satisfactory completion of 18 semester hours of graduate coursework during one 12-month period.  Full residency, however, is highly encouraged for this degree because of the required experiences with music teacher preparation activities.

The PhD in Music Education has a minimum residence requirement that is fulfilled by satisfactory completion of 18 semester hours of graduate coursework during one 12-month period.  Full residency, however, is highly encouraged for this degree because of the required experiences with music teacher preparation activities.

• TTU Tuition Estimator

Students elect 1 - 2 cognates by completing at least 9 hours in the cognate area. Cognates might include conducting, ethnomusicology, exceptionalities and/or neurodiversities (i.e., students with disabilities), interdisciplinary studies in fine arts, Kodály, music education curriculum, music theory, musicology, performance, psychology, or other student-selected/faculty-approved cognates. Please see the list of Suggested Cognates for additional options.”
 
Suggested Cognates: Please alphabetize the list (see below)

• Composition
• Conducting
• Educator Preparation
• Ethnomusicology
• Exceptionalities
• Interdisciplinary Studies in Fine Arts
• Music Education Curriculum
• Music Theory
• Musicology
• Performance
• Psychology
• Research (9 hours beyond required)
• World Music Pedagogy
• Student-selected/Faculty-approved Cognates

• Online catalog information  

Graduate students who earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Music Education from Texas Tech University are serving as positive contributors to the music education profession. Some of our Phd, Music Education graduates are in tenure-track/tenured positions as music educators at universities across the nation and abroad. Other PhD, Music Education graduates are serving as Directors of Departments/Schools of Music in the United States and in other countries outside of the United States. Many of our PhD, Music Education graduates have published and presented relevant research regarding the teaching and learning of music at state, national, and international music education conferences. Additionally, our PhD, Music Education alumni are also continuing to contribute to the profession by serving as guest clinicians, guest consultants, and event adjudicators.
 

• Conference Presenters
• Event Adjudicators
• Fine Arts Administrators
• Guest Clinicians and Consultants
• Music Education Administrators
• Music Education Professors
• Private or Public School Music Educators
• Researchers and Scholars