Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

Public university · Wien · mdw.ac.at

Degree programmes

With a selection or test

93% of programmes

Students, WS 2025/26

3,096

Fees

€363.36 or €726.72 a semester where tuition applies, plus the €26.20 student union fee

At public universities, students from the EU/EEA pay no tuition within the standard length of their programme plus a tolerance; beyond it they pay €363.36 a semester. Students from outside the EU/EEA generally pay €726.72 a semester. Everyone pays the student union (ÖH) fee.

Bachelor's (36)

Programme	Length	Admission
Bassoon PerformanceFagott Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Choral ConductingChordirigieren · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Church MusicKirchenmusik · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
CinematographyWien	6 sem.180 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Clarinet, Instrumental StudyKlarinette Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
DirectingRegie · Wien	6 sem.180 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Double Bass, Instrumental StudyKontrabass Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
EditingMontage · Wien	6 sem.180 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Film ProductionProduktion · Wien	6 sem.180 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Flute, Instrumental StudyFlöte Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Guitar, Instrumental StudyGitarre Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Harp, Instrumental StudyHarfe Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Harpsichord PerformanceCembalo, Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Horn, Instrumental StudyHorn Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Lied Interpretation – PianoKonzertfach Liedgestaltung Klavier · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Music and Movement Education / RhythmicsMusik- und Bewegungspädagogik / Rhythmik · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Music Education - Voice and InstrumentsInstrumental- (Gesangs-) Pädagogik · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	not stated
Music TherapyMusiktherapie · Wien	7 sem.210 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Oboe PerformanceOboe Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	not stated
OrchesterdirigierenWien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Orchestra ConductingOrchesterdirigieren · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Organ PerformanceOrgel Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Percussion, Instrumental StudySchlaginstrumente Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Piano Chamber MusicKlavier-Kammermusik · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Piano PerformanceKlavier Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
RecorderBlockflöte · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Saxophone PerformanceSaxophon Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
ScreenwritingBuch und Dramaturgie · Wien	6 sem.180 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Sound EngineerTonmeister_in · Wien	6 sem.180 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Trombone PerformancePosaune · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
TrumpetTrompete Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
TubaBasstuba Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Viola, Instrumental StudyViola Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
ViolinVioline Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
VioloncelloVioloncello Konzertfach · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
VoiceGesang · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test

Master's (48)

Programme	Length	Admission
Bassoon PerformanceFagott Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Camera Technology and CinematographyBildtechnik und Kamera · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Chamber MusicKammermusik · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Choral ConductingChordirigieren · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Church MusicKirchenmusik · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Clarinet PerformanceKlarinette Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Contemporary Music – EnsembleNeue Musik-Ensemble · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Digital Art – CompositingWien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
DirectingRegie · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Double Bass PerformanceKontrabass Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
EditingMontage · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
EthnomusicologyEthnomusikologie · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
European Chamber Music MasterWien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Film ProductionProduktion · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Flute PerformanceFlöte Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Guitar PerformanceGitarre Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Harp PerformanceHarfe Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Selection procedure
Harpsichord PerformanceCembalo, Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Historical Performance PracticeAlte Musik · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Horn PerformanceHorn Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Instrumental Studies (Performance) for Orchestral MusiciansKonzertfach berufsbegleitend für Orchestermusiker_innen · Wien · part-time / for working students	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Lied, Oratorio and Concert PerformanceLied-Oratorium-Konzert · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Music and Movement Education / RhythmicsMusik- und Bewegungspädagogik / Rhythmik · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Music Education – Voice and InstrumentsInstrumental- (Gesangs-) Pädagogik · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	not stated
Music in SocietyWien	4 sem.120 ECTS	not stated
Music TherapyMusiktherapie · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
MusicologyMusikwissenschaft · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Oboe, Instrumental StudyOboe Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Opera AccompanimentOpernkorrepetition · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Organ PerformanceOrgel Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Organ Performance – ImprovisationOrgel Konzertfach - Improvisation · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Percussion PerformanceSchlaginstrumente Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Performance PopularmusikWien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Selection procedure
Piano PerformanceKlavier Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Piano PerformanceKlavier Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Piano Performance and Contemporary MusicKlavier Konzertfach und Neue Musik · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
RecorderBlockflöte · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Saxophone PerformanceSaxophon Konzertfach · Wien	—	Entrance or aptitude test
Screenplay Writing and DramaturgyBuch und Dramaturgie · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Stage PerformanceMusikdramatische Darstellung · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Trombone PerformancePosaune Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Trumpet PerformanceTrompete Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Tuba PerformanceBasstuba Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Viola PerformanceViola Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Violin PerformanceKonzertfach Violine · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Violin PerformanceVioline Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Violoncello PerformanceVioloncello Konzertfach · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Vocal PerformanceWien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test

Diploma programme (7)

Programme	Length	Admission
Composition, branch of studiesKomposition, Studienzweig · Wien	—	Entrance or aptitude test
Drama: ActingDarstellende Kunst: Schauspiel · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
Drama: DirectingDarstellende Kunst: Schauspielregie · Wien	—	Entrance or aptitude test
Electroacustic Composition, branch of studiesElektroakustische Komposition, Studienzweig · Wien	—	Entrance or aptitude test
Media Composition and Applied Music, branch of studiesMedienkomposition und Angewandte Musik, Studienzweig · Wien	—	Entrance or aptitude test
Music Theory, branch of studiesMusiktheorie, Studienzweig · Wien	—	Entrance or aptitude test
Musical Theatre DirectionMusiktheaterregie · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test

Teacher training, bachelor's (2)

Programme	Length	Admission
Music EducationMusikerziehung · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	not stated
Music Education – InstrumentsInstrumentalmusikerziehung · Wien	8 sem.240 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test

Teacher training, master's (2)

Programme	Length	Admission
Music EducationMusikerziehung · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	not stated
Music Education – InstrumentsInstrumentalmusikerziehung · Wien	4 sem.120 ECTS	Selection procedure

Doctorate / PhD (2)

Programme	Length	Admission
Doctor Artium ProgrammeKünstlerisches Doktoratsstudium · Wien	6 sem.180 ECTS	Entrance or aptitude test
PhilosophyWien	—	No entrance test

Students by winter semester

People enrolled, from Statistik Austria — the same count as the citizenship table below.

2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26
3,026	3,079	3,116	3,114	3,081	2,969	2,986	2,999	2,987	3,096

Students by citizenship, WS 2025/26

People enrolled on 28 February 2026, the ministry's count date for the semester.

Austria

1,571

50.7% of 3,096 students

Other EU countries

892

28.8% of 3,096 students

Non-EU countries

633

20.4% of 3,096 students

2,742 are on a degree programme and 354 on university courses, preparatory courses or single lectures. 517 were admitted by this university for the first time this semester.

By citizenship, in the ministry's three groups: Austria, other EU countries, and all other countries. The source does not say where citizens of Switzerland and the non-EU EEA countries are counted. This is not a count of international or exchange students: citizenship says nothing about where someone lived or went to school. Nor is it the fee split, which follows its own rules.

Winter semester	Austria	Other EU countries	Non-EU countries	Non-Austrian citizens
2014/15	1,649	819	568	45.7%
2015/16	1,653	820	552	45.4%
2016/17	1,645	807	574	45.6%
2017/18	1,653	829	597	46.3%
2018/19	1,693	809	614	45.7%
2019/20	1,682	835	597	46.0%
2020/21	1,661	835	585	46.1%
2021/22	1,519	861	589	48.8%
2022/23	1,503	865	618	49.7%
2023/24	1,564	846	589	47.8%
2024/25	1,556	836	595	47.9%
2025/26	1,571	892	633	49.3%

Degree studies, WS 2025/26

2,881 degree studies, 584 of them begun this semester — a different count from the 3,096 students above.

A study is one enrolment in one degree programme, not a person. Someone enrolled in two programmes counts twice, while a programme run jointly with another institution — including teacher-training subjects shared with teacher-education colleges — is divided between the partners by an agreed key. So a university can have more studies than students or fewer, and the two counts should not be compared or added. Only degree studies (bachelor's, diploma, master's, doctorate) are counted; continuing-education university courses are not. “Begun” means studies in their first semester — a student who switches programme or adds a second one begins a study without being new to the university.

Degree type	Studies	Share	Begun
Bachelor's	1,223	42.5%	288
Diploma	650	22.6%	30
Master's	837	29.1%	237
Doctorate	172	6.0%	29

Studies by the student's citizenship: Austria 1,453 · Other EU countries 861 · Non-EU countries 568. Figures are rounded, so parts may differ from the total by one or two.

Fields of study

Fields are the international ISCED-F 2013 classification the ministry assigns to each programme, not the university's own programme names.

Field	Studies	Share	Begun
Music and performing arts	1,453	50.4%	313
Teacher training with subject specialisation	1,055	36.6%	202
Audio-visual techniques and media production	231	8.0%	42
Psychology	56	1.9%	7
Interdisciplinary programmes: arts and humanities	24	0.8%	12
Traditional and complementary medicine and therapy	6	0.2%	0

Winter semester	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26
Degree studies	2,769	2,679	2,661	2,706	2,669	2,729	2,776	2,760	2,711	2,740	2,792	2,881
Begun	481	460	478	499	500	517	483	532	490	518	552	584

Degrees completed, 2024/25

415 degree studies were completed in the 2024/25 study year: Bachelor's 196 · Diploma 100 · Master's 108 · Doctorate 11. By the graduate's citizenship: Austria 232 · Other EU countries 107 · Non-EU countries 76.

Completed degree studies in the study year, final figures. These are degrees finished, not people, and a jointly run programme is divided between the partner institutions in the same way as enrolments.

2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
356	359	338	384	326	287	416	386	423	373	415

Visas, living costs and how to apply in Austria are in our Austria study guide. The register doesn't record the language of instruction — check the programme's own page.

Sources: Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research — the higher-education programme register (Hochschulen, Studiengänge) on data.gv.at, CC BY 4.0; student numbers from Statistik Austria, “Studierende an öffentlichen Universitäten nach Uni”, CC BY 4.0.

Citizenship, degree-type, field and graduation figures: Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) — “Studierende öffentliche Universitäten”, “ordentliche Studien und begonnene Studien öffentliche Universitäten” and “ordentliche Studienabschlüsse öffentliche Universitäten”, CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), datasource: data.gv.at. Changes: summed across sex and field, rounded to whole numbers, shares calculated and field names given in English by CollegeMatcher.