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No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewNo PortfolioUniversity App Required

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AAS Contemporary Music Business

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Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewNo PortfolioUniversity App Required

Training

Builds hands-on business skills in tour management, artist development, record label operations, and marketing, taught by industry-seasoned faculty inside ACM@UCO's Bricktown campus in Oklahoma City

Connects students with the same masterclass series, recording studios, and 200-capacity venue used by ACM@UCO's performance and production students

Professional Development

Guest masterclass speakers have included Danny Goldberg, Nirvana's former manager and ex-president of Warner Bros. Records, alongside producers Greg Kurstin (Foo Fighters, Adele) and Nile Rodgers (Daft Punk, Madonna, David Bowie)

Students have secured internships at Sony Music, Warner Records, Bella Union Records, and Box Talent Agency

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.50

Admit rate

78%

school-wide

Grad rate

37%

Enrollment

10.2K

Earnings

$48K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$10,600

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$23,175

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$33,466

Before aid

Average net price

$18,309

After aid

Cost · uco.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Sep 9, 2:38 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Builds hands-on business skills in tour management, artist development, record label operations, and marketing, taught by industry-seasoned faculty inside ACM@UCO's Bricktown campus in Oklahoma City

Connects students with the same masterclass series, recording studios, and 200-capacity venue used by ACM@UCO's performance and production students

Professional Development

Students have secured internships at Sony Music, Warner Records, Bella Union Records, and Box Talent Agency

Program Highlights

Training

Builds hands-on business skills in tour management, artist development, record label operations, and marketing, taught by industry-seasoned faculty inside ACM@UCO's Bricktown campus in Oklahoma City

Connects students with the same masterclass series, recording studios, and 200-capacity venue used by ACM@UCO's performance and production students

Professional Development

Students have secured internships at Sony Music, Warner Records, Bella Union Records, and Box Talent Agency

Key Info

Enrollment Term

University AppApplication

Apply

School Website

Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

Official page · uco.edu

Program AppApplication

Apply

Submittable

Deadline

Supplemental Materials DeadlineAug 1, 2027

Submit · acmuco.submittable.com

Submission Requirements

Questionnaire (Required)

Answer all three prompts using either one recorded video of 3 minutes or less or one written response of 250 words or less

QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPT: Describe your personal history with music and what music means to you

QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPT: Identify a current issue facing music consumers and explain your creative approach to solving it

QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPT: Explain why you want to join the Music Business area at ACM@UCO

Submit · acmuco.submittable.com

Verified for Fall 2027 entry

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply to UCO and choose Contemporary Music Business as the planned course of study

Submit the Music Business-area supplemental response through ACM@UCO's Submittable portal

Supplemental materials may be delivered in person or by mail when necessary

Important Notes

ACM@UCO may continue accepting materials after its published deadlines until the semester begins, but seats in all classes are not guaranteed

What's The Process

Audition Process

The required supplemental response is the program's only published artistic review phase

No separate live performance audition or interview is published

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.50

Admit rate

78%

school-wide

Grad rate

37%

Enrollment

10.2K

Earnings

$48K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$10,600

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$23,175

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$33,466

Before aid

Average net price

$18,309

After aid

Cost · uco.edu College Scorecard

Training

Builds hands-on business skills in tour management, artist development, record label operations, and marketing, taught by industry-seasoned faculty inside ACM@UCO's Bricktown campus in Oklahoma City

Connects students with the same masterclass series, recording studios, and 200-capacity venue used by ACM@UCO's performance and production students

Professional Development

Students have secured internships at Sony Music, Warner Records, Bella Union Records, and Box Talent Agency

Updated Sep 9, 2:38 PM