Bachelor in Music Performance (Bachelor's)

At Wheaton College, tuition is Tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year is $42,500 per year..

This programme focuses on advanced performance training for piano, organ, voice, or orchestral instruments over four years. Students develop technical mastery through private lessons, ensemble participation, and recital requirements. The curriculum includes theory, aural skills, music history, and pedagogy. Graduates are prepared for graduate study or professional music careers.

Focus areas include Piano Performance, Organ Performance, Voice Performance, Orchestral Instrument Performance.

The programme requires 95 credits in the major, with 124 total credits needed for the degree. Credits are distributed across individual performance, music theory, context studies, methods, ensemble performance, and electives.

Graduates pursue careers as professional performers, music teachers, or continue to graduate study in music.

Applicants must submit an audition and meet the college's general admission requirements. A minimum GPA and high school diploma or equivalent are required. Additional materials may include a personal statement and letters of recommendation.

The programme totals about 124 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 90% of applicants.

Established in 1860 as a co-educational institution, Wheaton College is a private, residential, interdenominational Christian liberal arts college and graduate school. Its campus is in Wheaton, Illinois, a residential community 25 miles west of downtown Chicago, with access to the city and O’Hare and Midway International Airports. Residential life, orientation through Wheaton Passage, chapel, athletics, music, and shared experiences form a central part of campus life.

Wheaton offers more than 40 undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences and 18 graduate degrees. Undergraduate study is supported by a liberal arts curriculum and Christian spiritual formation. Graduate and professional programs include leadership, education, psychology, ministry, and Bible and theology. Faculty-led research and experiential learning extend beyond the classroom, including opportunities through HoneyRock, the Wheaton in the Black Hills program, and the Tel Shimron Excavations.

Global Programs and Studies supports intercultural study and engagement through summer experiences, faculty-led semester programs, and more than 30 approved partner programs. Options include study in Prague and Wheaton in Mexico, which combines language study, interdisciplinary courses, cultural immersion, and academic excursions. Students considering Wheaton should expect an explicitly Christian setting where faith and learning are pursued together, with a fully residential campus and academic opportunities connected to global perspectives.