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Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus

Music Therapy (B.M.)

Westfield State University · Music Department · Westfield, Massachusetts, United States

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Music Therapy (B.M.)B.M.
Subject
Music Therapy
Format
On campusfour years plus internship
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Bachelor of Music in music therapy described as four years plus internship, with an audition as part of the application.

Department
Music Department
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

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Official award
Music Therapy (B.M.)B.M.
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 links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
Music TherapyDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.

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
The program page says completion leads to the professional credential Music Therapist - Board-Certified (MT-BC); the degree is designed to be completed in four years plus internship.Source

Qualifications and professional recognition vary by country and program. Confirm requirements with the relevant professional body before enrolling.

Accreditation, validation and recognition

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  • Stated by the schoolAmerican Music Therapy Association and National Association of Schools of MusicProfessional-body validationUS

    Scope: School statement that the Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy is approved by AMTA and NASM; not checked against the bodies' own directories

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
four years plus internship
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Westfield State University campus

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
Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published

Fees and costs

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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, full-time or part-time options, intakes, 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)

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