Program Contact

Nat Condit-Schultz
School of Music
College of Design
Director of Graduate Programs
Georgia Institute of Technology
840 McMillan St.
Couch Building, Room 109C
Atlanta, GA 30332-0456

Kelsey Brunson
School of Music
College of Design
Graduate Coordinator
Georgia Institute of Technology
840 McMillan St.
Couch Building, Room 109C
Atlanta, GA 30332-0456

Phone

Application Deadlines

Fall: January 15

Admittance Terms

Fall

Degree Programs

Master's

Ph.D.

Dual Bachelor's and Master's

Standardized Tests

TOEFL Requirements

  • Institute Code: 5248
  • Department Code: 12
  • Minimum Score Required:
    • Internet-based: 100, with minimum section scores of 19

GRE

  • The GRE is optional for Music Technology applicants

Application Requirements

  • Portfolio
    • A digital portfolio of musical, creative, technical, scholarly, or scientific work that you are proud of. 
      • Ideally, your portfolio is arranged in a convenient, well-organized website. Links to hosting sites like YouTube/SoundCloud or Dropbox/Google Drive are also acceptable. 
      • Portfolios should be concise. Pick out a few examples of your best work. 
    • Examples of relevant portfolio items include (but are not limited to): 
      • Writing samples (e.g., papers, project documentation)
      • Code (e.g., a GitHub repo, an app)
      • Video recordings (e.g., of you performing or demoing)
      • Audio recordings (e.g., music you produced/composed)
    • Your portfolio must include a short description of each item, including your specific contribution if the project was team work. 
    • Make sure your portfolio link works and that it will stay active at least through the end of March. 

Program Costs

  1. Go to "View Tuition Costs by Semester," and select the semester you plan to start. Graduate-level programs are divided into sections: Graduate Rates–Atlanta Campus, Study Abroad, Specialty Graduate Programs, Executive Education Programs
  2. Find the degree and program you are interested in and click to access the program's tuition and fees by credit hour PDF.
  3. In the first column, determine the number of hours (or credits) you intend to take for your first semester.
  4. Determine if you will pay in-state or out-of-state tuition. Learn more about the difference between in-state and out-of-state. For example, if you are an in-state resident and planning to take six credits for the Master of Architecture degree, the tuition cost will be $4,518.
  5. The middle section of the document lists all mandatory Institute fees. To see your total tuition plus mandatory fees, refer to the last two columns of the PDF.