Bachelor of Music - Education

Pursue a Music Education degree at Portland State University (PSU) School of Music & Theater and turn ambitious dreams into real-world impact.

The Bachelor of Music in Music Education will provide students with a thorough music foundation, with specialized coursework in instrumental and vocal methods, conducting, rehearsal techniques, orchestration, and literature. Students will train to become a music teacher in the K-12 setting and choose between their choral and instrumental music education tracks.

Completing this degree will give students the necessary skills to pursue graduate teacher certification and placement as a music teacher in the public school system. Alumni are accepted into top Music Education graduate programs and find unparalleled success landing jobs as music teachers in K-12 schools. Join them in this fulfilling field.

Please note that prospective music majors must apply to PSU, submit a secondary application to the School of Music & Theater, and pass the entrance audition.