Bachelor in Music (Bachelor's)

Tuition is 49,650 USD per year.

This programme is designed for students seeking a focused path in music performance and composition. It emphasizes hands-on training through lessons, ensembles, and recitals. Students explore six study areas: composition, jazz, keyboard, strings, voice, and woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The curriculum integrates academic study with practical performance experience.

Focus areas include composition, jazz, keyboard, strings, voice, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

The music major requires a total of 120 credits, including coursework in music theory, history, repertoire, and pedagogy. Students complete lessons, participate in ensembles, perform at recitals, and finish a senior research project.

Graduates pursue careers as professional performers, music educators, church musicians, music therapists, and arts administrators.

Applicants must take a music theory placement test before enrolling. Music scholarship auditions are required for financial aid consideration and must be completed by the March deadline each year.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 73% of applicants.

Luther College, founded in 1861 and located in Decorah, Iowa, is a private liberal arts college rooted in a tradition of close mentorship and broad intellectual inquiry. With about 1,800 students and an international presence of roughly 170, Luther emphasizes interdisciplinary study, critical thinking and personal formation through a liberal arts curriculum that nurtures both academic depth and civic engagement.

The college offers a diverse set of majors across the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences, with experiential learning, research and community service integrated into many programs. Small class sizes and accessible faculty create a collaborative learning environment, while performing arts, study abroad and sustainability initiatives enrich campus life and foster a global outlook among students.

International applicants find a welcoming campus with strong student support services, academic advising and cultural programming. Residential life, career coaching and alumni networks help graduates transition into further study or professional roles. Luther's emphasis on ethical leadership, combined with hands-on opportunities and personalized guidance, makes it a compelling choice for students who value close community and a broad liberal arts education.