Bachelor’s degree · Other bachelor’s award
Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.)
Lawrence University · Conservatory of Music · Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of Musical ArtsB.M.A.
- Subject
- Jazz Studies
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- $61,407per year, 2026-2027
About this program
Intensive four-year program focused on jazz and contemporary improvisation, combined with non-music coursework in the college.
- Department
- Conservatory of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Bachelor of Musical ArtsB.M.A.
- Award family
- Other bachelor’s awardAnother earned bachelor’s-level award, such as BEd, BMusEd, Diplom or a locally named qualification, shown with its official title.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Genre or tradition
- Jazz
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz Studies | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Lawrence University
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition required
- Audition details
- Format: Live or recorded
- Audition application deadline: Early Decision 1/Early Action: recorded due Nov. 13, 2026, on campus Nov. 14, 2026; Regular Decision: recorded due Feb. 5, 2027, on campus Feb. 6 and Feb. 20, 2027
- Video or audio format: Recorded auditions include an introductory video
- Portfolio contents: May also submit compositions, arrangements, transcriptions, multi-track recordings or ensemble performances
- Perform a prepared piece (any style) that highlights your individual creativity, artistic expression and technical skill; improvise to a pre-recorded or online backing track (blues, jazz or pop standard, or a modal piece); improvise over a ii-V-I progression; improvise a free improvisation.
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Deadlines
- Early Decision 1/Early Action: self-recorded audition due November 13, 2026 (registration deadline November 4, 2026); on-campus audition November 14, 2026 · Fall 2027
- Regular Decision: self-recorded audition due February 5, 2027 (registration deadline January 27, 2027); on-campus auditions February 6 and February 20, 2027 · Fall 2027
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition (per year; comprehensive fee also includes housing and meal plan for residential students)Tuition · mandatory | $61,407per year, 2026-2027 | All students | 25 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Lesson fees, accompanists, practice-room charges, instruments, software, recording, recitals, compulsory travel and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked. Do not assume an instrument, an accompanist, software or private lessons are included.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)