"Time" magazine rates New York University Steinhardt as one of the top two music business schools. It provides both undergraduate and graduate degrees in music business. The program has been in business for 30 years and offers a unique experience as a student in the entertainment capital New York City. It is a four-year, 131-credit hour program for undergraduates, which consists of electives, music business, music, liberal arts general education, and business courses. Nine hours of an internship is required. Students are involved in the campus record company, Village Records, in Greenwich Village. The graduate degree is a 54-credit hour, two-year program that consists of electives, music business core classes, music business electives and business classes.
New York University Steinhardt
Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions
35 W. 4th Street, Suite 777
New York, NY 10012
212-998-5424
steinhardt.nyu.edu
"Time" rates Belmont University in Nashville as the second of the top two music business schools. Located near Music Row, students network with important music business professionals. Degrees include a bachelor of business administration with a music business major, and students can complete internships at nearby local music companies such as Broadcast Music, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment and The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The school offers an undergraduate program for a bachelor of business administration with a music business major. Students concentrate in production or business. It is a four-year, 128-credit hour program with curriculum that includes general education, business and music business.
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212-3757
615-460-6000
belmont.edu
University of Southern California Thornton School of Music offers a bachelor of music in music industry and a bachelor of science in music industry. The bachelor of music in music industry is a four-year program with 132-credit hours that focus on general education, writing, music technology, performance, music and music industry. Bachelor of music students must take part in a junior recital. The bachelor of science in music industry is a four-year program with 128-credit hours that requires an internship. Students take classes in music, music industry, business finance, general education and writing and can specialize in industry or technology. Additionally, the school provides students with the opportunity to study with experienced music professionals.
University of Southern California
Thornton School of Music
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0851
213-740-6935
usc.edu