Bachelor in Music Management (Bachelor's)

At Judson University, tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $28,500 per year..

This programme prepares students for careers in music recording, marketing, artist promotion, and management through a blend of music, performance, and business coursework. Students complete a senior project that integrates skills learned across disciplines. The programme emphasizes hands-on experience in on-campus recording facilities and industry-focused training. A semester-long study opportunity at the Dark Horse Institute in Nashville is available for selected students.

Focus areas include Recording, Marketing, Artist Promotion, Music Business, Composition & Songwriting, Audio Engineering.

The programme requires a total of 120 credits, with coursework distributed across music, business, and performance studies, culminating in a senior project. Students complete three courses during a semester at the Dark Horse Institute in Nashville.

Graduates enter roles in music production, artist management, music marketing, and independent music entrepreneurship.

Applicants must hold a high school diploma or equivalent. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Submission of transcripts, a personal statement, and an audition or portfolio is required.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme with a semester-long study option in Nashville. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 63% of applicants.

Judson’s campus sits on the banks of the Fox River in Elgin, a suburban town a short drive from Chicago. Students can explore a riverside setting while staying close to the museums, galleries, design studios, and other opportunities of the Chicago area. Campus life includes residence halls, 22 intercollegiate sports teams competing in the NAIA, chapel, Bible studies, prayer meetings, and university-sponsored events. Individual visits and a virtual tour provide ways to explore the campus, facilities, and dorms.

Academic life follows a liberal arts tradition within Judson’s evangelical Christian mission and Baptist heritage. More than 60 programs span architecture and interior design, art, biblical and Christian ministries, business, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, exercise and sport science, mathematics and science, music, psychology, and social services. Architecture includes a one-year preceptorship, while programs in art, photography, chemistry, biology, accounting, and computer science combine professional preparation with small classes and faculty attention. Study options include undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, certificate, main-campus, Rockford-campus, and online formats.

International students join a community that includes learners from 28 countries and is predominantly, though not exclusively, Christian. Judson’s mission places faith, personal relationships, work, citizenship, and lifelong learning at the center of the educational experience. A 10:1 student-faculty ratio and 76% of classes enrolling fewer than 20 students support close academic contact. Financial aid is available through scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study positions, and more than 99% of students receive assistance.