About PhD Program,
Our Ph.D. in Music Technology is a fully funded program, including a monthly stipend and tuition waiver. In this program, our students focus on novel research with a broad impact on music, collaborating with faculty on a variety of topics.
Additionally, our students are trained in research methods, teaching pedagogy, and an interdisciplinary minor field. We ensure all of our Ph.D. students are prepared for careers in academia, industry research labs, or their own startup companies.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
In order to be accepted into the Music Technology Ph.D. program, you are expected to hold a Master’s degree in Music Technology or from a similar field, such as computing, music, engineering, or media arts and sciences. Regardless of what Master’s degree you hold, all applicants are expected to demonstrate expertise of core masters-level material covered in Music Technology. This includes proficiency in:
- Music theory, performance, composition, and/or analysis
- Music Information Retrieval
- Digital Signal processing and Synthesis
- Interactive Music Systems Design
- Music Cognition
We will determine your proficiency through an extensive review of a portfolio of your work, and an interview process.
Students may waive the requirement to enroll in specific courses by appealing to the Music Technology Graduate Program Committee. Such appeals will typically be granted only if the student has already taken the same course at Georgia Tech or has taken a substantially equivalent course at another institution, and if the student has earned an exceptional grade in that course.
PhD Funding Coverage,
Most funding is allocated during the application review and acceptance process: Exceptional candidates with the right skillsets and experience will be offered funding at the same time that they are notified of acceptance into the program. Other funding opportunities may arise closer to the start of the semester, or even from semester to semester.
Funded students must work 13 hours a week (typically) as Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) or Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA). GRA and GTA funding covers your tuition and also pays a small monthly stipend.
All accepted PhD students are fully funded.
Application Requirement,
Graduate Admissions Test Scores
International Applications & English Language Proficiency
Application Deadline,
Jan 15, 2025
Application Fee,
For domestic applicants is $95 per application. Applications submitted without payment will not be processed.
The fee for international applicants is $105 per application. Applications submitted without payment will not be processed.
