Bachelor in Music (Bachelor's)

Tuition is There is an applied music fee of $640.00 for each academic credit hour..

The Music program at Denison University is a Bachelor of Arts degree requiring four core courses and a selected area of emphasis. Students engage in private lessons, core ensembles, and performance requirements each semester. The program includes structured coursework in music theory, history, and practical performance, with options in composition, music history, performance, general music, and American roots music. Students must complete a senior project or recital and pass keyboard proficiency and performance skills exams.

Focus areas include Composition, Music History, Performance, American Roots Music, General Music.

The degree requires completion of four core courses, an area of emphasis, private lessons for a minimum of four to six semesters, core ensemble participation each term, and a senior project or recital. Total credits are not specified on the page.

Graduates pursue careers in music performance, composition, music education, music research, and arts administration.

Admission to the major requires a performance audition. Students may apply up to the end of their first year. Performance minors must also audition and participate in a recital each spring semester.

On-campus, full-time, four-year program with semester-based terms. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 17% of applicants.

Denison’s campus sits on The Hill in Granville, Ohio, a setting with arts and athletics facilities, dining spaces, and opportunities to join student organizations. More than 165 student groups support interests across campus life. Columbus is minutes away, giving students access to a larger city while they study in Granville. Guided tours, information sessions, interviews, and virtual connections are available to prospective students.

The university’s liberal arts education is designed to develop autonomous thinkers, discerning moral agents, and active citizens. Students can choose from more than 65 academic programs, supported by small classes and a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Denison has about 2,500 undergraduate students. Academic opportunities include majors, courses, the King Center for Data & Innovation, arts programs, athletics, internships, career coaching, and consulting experiences.

International students can expect a primarily undergraduate campus with access to academic, cultural, athletic, and career activities in one community. Denison has 26 varsity teams and more than 45 club and intramural sports. The university offers virtual ways to connect before arrival, and its admission process is test-optional, requires no application fee, and does not require a supplemental essay. Denison also states that it meets 100% of demonstrated financial need.