University
Boston University
School: Boston University School of Music
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Overview
Private research university in Boston whose College of Fine Arts houses a School of Music with undergraduate, master's, diploma and doctoral programs.
Programs researched: 19. None yet has a verified program-level accreditation record in our data.
Subjects with a verified program link: Composition, Conducting, Early Music and Historical Performance, General Music Studies, Music Education, Music Performance, Music Theory, Musicology and Music History.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, subject and instrument links, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
Diplomas (not degrees)
Performance Diploma
Performance DiplomaDiplomaOther diplomaMusic Performance
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
Artist Diploma in Performance
Artist Diploma in PerformanceDiplomaArtist DiplomaMusic Performance
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
BM / BMus programs
Bachelor of Music in Composition & Music Theory
Bachelor of Music in Composition & Music TheoryBachelor’sBM / BMusCompositionMusic Theory
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
BM in Music Education
BM in Music EducationBachelor’sBM / BMusMusic Education
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
BM in Performance
BM in PerformanceBachelor’sBM / BMusMusic Performance
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
Other bachelor’s awards
BA in Music
BA in MusicBachelor’sBA / BA (Hons)General Music Studies
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
MM / MMus programs
MM in Historical Performance
MM in Historical PerformanceMaster’sMM / MMusEarly Music and Historical Performance
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
MM in Performance
MM in PerformanceMaster’sMM / MMusMusic Performance
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
MM in Musicology
MM in MusicologyMaster’sMM / MMusMusicology and Music History
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
MM in Music Education
Master of Music in Music EducationMaster’sMM / MMusMusic Education
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
Master of Music in Composition
Master of Music in CompositionMaster’sMM / MMusComposition
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
Master of Music in Conducting
Master of Music in ConductingMaster’sMM / MMusConducting
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
Other master’s awards
MA in Musicology
MA in MusicologyMaster’sMAMusicology and Music History
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
DMA and practice doctorates
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition
Doctor of Musical Arts in CompositionPractice doctorateDMAComposition
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
DMA in Historical Performance
DMA in Historical PerformancePractice doctorateDMAEarly Music and Historical Performance
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
DMA in Performance
DMA in PerformancePractice doctorateDMAMusic Performance
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
Online DMA in Music Education
Doctor of Musical Arts in Music EducationPractice doctorateDMAMusic Education
Low residencyEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting
Doctor of Musical Arts in ConductingPractice doctorateDMAConducting
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
PhD and research doctorates
PhD in Musicology
PhD in MusicologyResearch doctoratePhDMusicology and Music History
On campusEnglishBoston University campus
Tuition not published
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Practice rooms, recording studios, rehearsal spaces, performance venues and instrument collections are stated per campus, only as published. Nothing is assumed.
Boston University campus
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Facilities not described on the pages we checked.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, program accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and national qualification registers are different things, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
No recognition records have been verified for this institution yet.
Official faculty, performance and showcase links
Links to the institution’s own pages. Linking does not authorise copying scores, recordings, performances or student work; rights stay with their owners.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 25 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)