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BA Music
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredTRAINING
•Liberal arts music major integrating musical practice with scholarship
•Curriculum centers five ways of knowing music: performance, creation, analysis, ethnography, and history
•Paths support students with any level of musical experience, including beginners
•Course options span performance, composition, production, music history, theory, ethnomusicology, and popular music studies
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Students develop an individualized plan with department faculty after acceptance into the major
•Honors work may focus on a critical or scholarly project, composition, performance, creative recording, or full-length recital
•Music faculty research and creative work connect performance, scholarship, technology, culture, and community engagement
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
•Amherst's open curriculum lets students shape the major alongside other academic interests
•Cross-disciplinary course offerings connect music with physics, religion, anthropology, European studies, and theater and dance
•Graduates pursue music as well as careers in healthcare, public service, law, business, education, and technology
Academic info
Snapshot
4.18
Avg GPA (W)
9%
Admit Rate
school-wide
94%
Grad Rate
1.9K
Enrollment
$78K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$23,367
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$70,480
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$1,086
$30-48k$1,570
$48-75k$17,478
$75-110k$23,639
$110k+$47,521
Program info updated 21h ago
Program Highlights
TRAINING
•Liberal arts music major integrating musical practice with scholarship
•Curriculum centers five ways of knowing music: performance, creation, analysis, ethnography, and history
•Paths support students with any level of musical experience, including beginners
•Course options span performance, composition, production, music history, theory, ethnomusicology, and popular music studies
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Students develop an individualized plan with department faculty after acceptance into the major
•Honors work may focus on a critical or scholarly project, composition, performance, creative recording, or full-length recital
•Music faculty research and creative work connect performance, scholarship, technology, culture, and community engagement
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
•Amherst's open curriculum lets students shape the major alongside other academic interests
•Cross-disciplinary course offerings connect music with physics, religion, anthropology, European studies, and theater and dance
•Graduates pursue music as well as careers in healthcare, public service, law, business, education, and technology
TRAINING
•Liberal arts music major integrating musical practice with scholarship
•Curriculum centers five ways of knowing music: performance, creation, analysis, ethnography, and history
•Paths support students with any level of musical experience, including beginners
•Course options span performance, composition, production, music history, theory, ethnomusicology, and popular music studies
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Students develop an individualized plan with department faculty after acceptance into the major
•Honors work may focus on a critical or scholarly project, composition, performance, creative recording, or full-length recital
•Music faculty research and creative work connect performance, scholarship, technology, culture, and community engagement
DEGREE FLEXIBILITY
•Amherst's open curriculum lets students shape the major alongside other academic interests
•Cross-disciplinary course offerings connect music with physics, religion, anthropology, European studies, and theater and dance
•Graduates pursue music as well as careers in healthcare, public service, law, business, education, and technology
Updated 21h ago
