Bachelor in Music (Bachelor's)

Tuition fees are 64,430 USD per year.

The Music programme at Trinity College emphasizes a balance between academic study and artistic performance. Students engage with music through theory, history, performance, and applied practices across global traditions. The curriculum includes coursework in composition, music production, popular music, ethnomusicology, and psychology of music. Students develop skills in both creative expression and critical analysis of music in diverse cultural contexts.

Focus areas include Music Production, Popular Music, Ethnomusicology, Performance, Composition, Music Theory.

The Music major requires courses in music theory and history, world music, an advanced 400-level course, musical performance classes, and three elective courses. Total credits are not specified on the page.

Applicants must complete an audition to be considered for the Music major. Additional requirements include submitting transcripts and any other materials specified by the department.

For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 34% of applicants.

Trinity College's historic campus supports a broad undergraduate education in the capital city of Hartford. Students choose from more than 50 majors, 15 disciplinary minors, 25 interdisciplinary minors, and over 900 courses. Academic options include engineering, computer science, data science, neuroscience, environmental science, international studies, public policy and law, and many fields in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. Students may also design their own interdisciplinary major. About 15 percent pursue a double major, while an additional 25 percent major in an interdisciplinary field. A 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio supports close interaction with professors.

Learning extends beyond the classroom through more than 200 annual internship and research opportunities, study away, entrepreneurship, community service, athletics, and other co-curricular experiences. The Career and Life Design Center supports students and alumni as they move toward careers, graduate education, or other postgraduate experiences. Hartford provides access to internships, research, cultural activities, and city-based pursuits, while New York City and Boston are a short drive away. Trinity has more than 2,100 full-time undergraduates, with students from 80 countries represented on campus. The College competes in Division III and the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Institutional financial support is also part of the student experience, with $84 million committed to financial aid and scholarships in the reported year.