Bachelor in Music (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $58,200..

The Music major at Knox College requires 10 credits and is structured around proficiency, core coursework, and advanced study. Students engage in ensemble participation, music theory, skills workshops, and research methods. Advanced study includes period seminars and electives that cover diverse musical traditions. The programme emphasizes practical performance, analytical study, and interdisciplinary exploration.

Focus areas include Renaissance and Baroque Music, Common-Practice Music, Music of the Modern Era, Jazz Topics, Popular Music, Ethnomusicology.

The programme requires 10 credits distributed across proficiency, core, and advanced coursework. Students complete a sequence in music theory, skills workshops, research methods, and period seminars, with electives in non-Western traditions.

Graduates pursue careers in music performance, teaching, composition, music research, and arts administration.

Applicants must meet general Knox College admission requirements. No specific music audition or portfolio is required for the major. Submit official transcripts and application materials through the college's admissions portal.

On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 71% of applicants.

For nearly 200 years, Knox College has brought together students who want to explore ideas and make a difference in their communities, nation, and world. The small campus supports close connections among students, faculty, and peers. Students encounter people with different majors, interests, and skill levels, creating opportunities to build connections across backgrounds. Campus traditions and activities, including Flunk Day and time on the South Lawn, form part of the Knox experience in Galesburg, a city in western Illinois.

Knox’s liberal arts education is designed to produce informed, engaged citizens who can apply knowledge to practical challenges. Students can choose from more than 60 courses of study, including 42 majors, 57 minors, pre-professional programs, and cooperative programs. Academic options include biology, creative writing, data science, economics, computer science, business and management, philosophy, psychology, art and art history, and music. The academic calendar uses three terms each year, with students taking three classes per term to create space for deeper study. Conversations with peers and faculty can lead to research projects and independent studies. Every student receives financial assistance, and students can seek support from peers, faculty, and Admissions as they shape their path at Knox.