Bachelor of Music in Music Composition

At Wheaton College, tuition is 43,670 USD per year.

This Bachelor of Music degree focuses on developing the skills and imagination needed to create music for professional, church, and community settings. It encourages exploration of diverse styles and genres, emphasizing craft and creativity. Students use a Digital Music Studio, present concerts of their works each semester, and complete a full composition recital in their senior year.

The program requires 124 total credits for the degree, with 93 credits dedicated to the major, distributed across music theory and composition, context studies, methods studies, individual performance, ensemble performance, and electives. A senior capstone is included.

The programme totals about 124 credit hours. 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.