Bachelor in Music (Bachelor's)

The tuition fee is 36,088 USD per year.

The Music programme is a four-year on-campus concentration within a larger degree. It includes intensive training in theory, composition, conducting, performance, and pedagogy. Students receive one-on-one instruction from professional musicians and participate in frequent performance opportunities. The programme emphasizes technical proficiency, creative expression, and service through music.

Focus areas include Performance, Composition, Conducting, Pedagogy, Music Theory, Aural Skills.

The programme requires 120 credits and includes coursework in music theory, aural skills, conducting, and performance. A final project serves as a capstone, completed with advisor approval and a final reflection paper.

Graduates enter roles such as music teacher, accompanist, composer, music manager, or music therapist.

Applicants must complete a music audition, which is required for all incoming music majors. Auditions can be in person or via digital submission. Admission also requires an application and may include a scholarship consideration.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On Campus, Full-Time, 4 Years. For international students, tuition is above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 90% of applicants.

Established in 1935, Corban University is a private, independent Christian university with a Baptist heritage. Its mission is to educate Christians who will make a difference in the world for Jesus Christ. The university connects academic study with a Bible-centered worldview, worship, creative expression, stewardship, and service. Faculty mentors and close friendships support students as they develop knowledge, practical skills, compassion, and confidence for their careers.

Corban offers more than 50 undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate programs on campus and online. Academic areas include business, education and counseling, humanities, mathematics and sciences, nursing, ministry, and social sciences. Graduate options include business administration, education, clinical mental health counseling, public administration, Christian leadership, divinity, kinesiology, and a Doctor of Education. The university has a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 18.

The 205-acre campus sits on a forested hillside minutes from central Salem, Oregon’s capital city. The mountains and Oregon coast are about an hour away, while nearby activities include parks, coffee shops, hiking trails, and food carts. International applicants should understand that Corban is an all-Christian academic community. Undergraduate applicants need a personal testimony of faith in Jesus Christ, a Christian character reference, and either a 2.7 or higher high school GPA or a 2.0 or higher college GPA. SAT, ACT, or CLT scores and application essays are not required.