Master of Music (MM) in Performance at Boston University

Programme overview

The Master of Music in Performance program at Boston University provides training to highly advanced instrumentalists and vocalists, focusing on the study and performance of solo repertoire as well as chamber music, orchestral, wind ensemble, choral, and/or opera repertoire.

Faculty: College of Fine Arts | Duration: 12 units required | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

The MM degree is granted upon successful completion of a program of study, a comprehensive review, and terminal projects appropriate to the student’s field of specialization. Students must earn a minimum of 32 course units with grades no lower than B– in graduate-level coursework. All degree requirements must be completed within five years of the date of matriculation.

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Application information

USD 31,744 a year (2026-27). School of Music graduate programs (7-11.5 credits per semester) tuition for 2026-27, per year; the rate band the programme belongs to. Applied Music Fee, where applicable, is excluded. Source

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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