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Take Your Teaching Career to the Next Level
Reenergize and transform your music education practice without leaving the comfort of home and family. Learn from BU’s large, diverse faculty representing a broad range of music research and practice interests. This comprehensive and collaborative online Master’s program prepares students for working effectively within contemporary music and education landscapes.
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Consider BU’s Online Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education.
With a BU Master of Music in Music Education degree you will:
- Develop new skills in high-quality music instruction
- Access Boston University’s extensive, world-class resources
- Garner new techniques, theory, and research to use in your classroom
- Earn a Master of Music degree online in as little as 20 months
- Transform your skillset to improve your music department, school, and community
Study at Top-Ranked, Fully Accredited Boston University
As the oldest degree-granting music program in the US, BU practically invented music education in America and has earned a reputation for excellence.
Boston University is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
Accredited Boston University holds accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges and universities with 615 accredited institutional members.
Featured in Newsweek as the 35th best university in the U.S. and the 65th best university in the world
Ranked #27 among Best U.S. Colleges by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education
Top 100 graduate universities by QS Quacquarelli Symonds rankings
Ranked 42 in national universities by the U.S. News & World Report college rankings
Top 40 best U.S. universities; Top 74 international universities by The Times Higher Education. BU grads rank 5th in the U.S. and 6th in the world among schools for employability
Boston University earned the “Effective Practices Award” from the Online Learning Consortium (2018)
Hear from BU Master of Music in Music Education Alumni
“This program has been challenging and pushed me to the limits…in a good way! I knew I was growing as a professional every step of the way and appreciated the depth of the instruction.”
“I am a teacher in NY, which means I am required to get a Masters Degree. The BU MM in Music Education program was so eye-opening for how teaching music should be, and how I can involve my students more in their learning. I feel more prepared to teach my students more critically.”
“The program has helped me grow a lot as a teacher and as a scholar. I feel much more confident in my academic writing and in my ability to defend my teaching philosophies. The program has given me a whole new approach to my work, as well as validated some of my previous choices for our music program. I really would recommend this to music educators who are looking to expand their horizons and push themselves.”
About BU’s Graduate Degree Programs in Online Music Education
Boston University’s graduate programs in music education have been created for the continuing growth of forward-thinking leaders and educators who serve as advocates for the importance of music in our lives, communities, and schools.
We are a student-centered program committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Graduate students may add focus to their degrees with multiple electives in areas including diversity, equity, and inclusion; antiracist pedagogy; early childhood; musicology/ethnomusicology; music technology; popular music; and wellbeing.
Our contemporary curriculum is taught by BU scholars in music education, theory, and musicology who are leaders in their fields. They are eager to share their expertise with you because they love to teach and are committed to expanding the number of highly qualified music educators in the field.
Applications for the online Master of Music in Music Education are accepted six times per year. This program is designed for applicants who already possess a teaching license or simply want to learn more about music education but do not desire licensure to teach in American primary and secondary schools. Applicants will be reviewed for admission based upon the following criteria:
Professional portfolio including:
- Completion of the College of Fine Arts Graduate Online Application
- Submission of official transcripts from all schools attended, eTranscripts preferred. Submit to cfaapply@bu.edu
- Two professional letters of recommendation
- Resumé
- Personal statement indicating the applicant’s purpose in pursuing graduate work, including career objectives
- An example of scholarly writing such as a research paper used for undergraduate work
- English Proficiency test scores for non-native English speakers
Qualities of a Competitive Applicant:
- Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Music or Music Education from a regionally accredited college or university
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Current or recent classroom teaching experience
Please refer to our website for instructions on how to submit application materials at www.bu.edu/cfa/online. For assistance, please contact our Director of Online Admissions at 1-855-884-5636 or email cfaapply@bu.edu.
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