Master of Music - Composition

Pursue a Master of Music in Composition at Wichita State! Join a vibrant music community with performance opportunities & expert faculty. Apply now!

Program Description As part of Kansas' only comprehensive college of fine arts, Wichita State's School of Music delivers the limitless opportunities and resources students need to become tomorrow’s musical innovators. With its seasoned faculty, year-round performance opportunities in band, jazz, orchestra, opera, choir, and music theatre, and access to the state’s largest ready-made audience, Wichita State has what it takes to put you on the path toward musical mastery. Whether your passion is for music education, music performance, pedagogy, history/literature, conducting, or theory/composition -- our programs give you the skills and knowledge to transform from a good musician into a great musician, in whatever emphasis you choose. Graduate degree programs in the School of Music are designed to extend and broaden the professional competency of men and women desiring careers in music. While providing for advanced training in the specific skills of music, the following graduate programs help to cultivate the student’s capacity to think–to consider impersonally, dispassionately, and without prejudice any problem related to the art of music.