Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus
Bachelor of Music
Western Illinois University · School of Music · Macomb, Illinois, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicBM
- Subject
- Music PerformanceMusic EducationComposition
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Bachelor of Music with six majors: performance, music education, composition, music business, music therapy and jazz studies.
- Department
- School 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 MusicBM
- Award family
- BM / BMusA Bachelor of Music or BMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- 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
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “We offer the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Composition, Music Business, Music Therapy, and Jazz Studies, and the Master of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Conducting, Composition, Piano Pedagogy, Musicology, and Jazz Studies.”Source |
| Music Education | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “We offer the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Composition, Music Business, Music Therapy, and Jazz Studies, and the Master of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Conducting, Composition, Piano Pedagogy, Musicology, and Jazz Studies.”Source |
| Composition | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “We offer the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Composition, Music Business, Music Therapy, and Jazz Studies, and the Master of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Conducting, Composition, Piano Pedagogy, Musicology, and Jazz Studies.”Source |
| Music Business and Industry | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “We offer the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Composition, Music Business, Music Therapy, and Jazz Studies, and the Master of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Conducting, Composition, Piano Pedagogy, Musicology, and Jazz Studies.”Source |
| Music Therapy | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “We offer the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Composition, Music Business, Music Therapy, and Jazz Studies, and the Master of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Conducting, Composition, Piano Pedagogy, Musicology, and Jazz Studies.”Source |
| Jazz Studies | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “We offer the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Composition, Music Business, Music Therapy, and Jazz Studies, and the Master of Music degree in Performance, Music Education, Conducting, Composition, Piano Pedagogy, Musicology, and Jazz Studies.”Source |
Professional pathway
Academic study and professional licensure or clinical registration are different things. This is recorded exactly as the program states it.
- Type
- Music therapy professional pathway
- What the page says
- Certification as a music therapist is available through the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT).Source
- Jurisdiction
- United States
Qualifications and professional recognition vary by country and program. Confirm requirements with the relevant professional body before enrolling.
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.
Stated by the schoolNational Association of Schools of Music (NASM)Association membershipFull statusUS
Scope: Institutional membership as stated by the School of Music
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Western Illinois 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 requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
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.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required.
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)