6 Music Business BSc Degree Programs

The Bachelor of Science in Music Industry Studies is designed to prepare students for careers in the music business. It combines coursework in music, business, and technology to give students a well-r...

Not surprisingly, given its proximity to Music City, Middle Tennessee State has become a mecca for anyone who feels called to be part of the music scene. If you want to manage or represent artists, market their songs to record companies and the media, promote concert tours or be involved in any aspect of bringing music to appreciative listeners, consider majoring in Music Business in the Department of Recording Industry. Faculty members with experience in all aspects of the music business teach classes in wonderfully equipped classrooms. In a program centered around students, real-world experiences and professional contacts are part of learning.

In Full Sail’s Music Business program, you’ll develop skills that extend beyond the recording industry into the realms of film, television, video games, and sports. From marketing and publishing to artist management, and retail, you’ll learn to be an effective player in the music business.

The Music Industry Major at Wesley College will give students an understanding of the structure of the music business and an understanding of how to successfully maneuver within its landscape. This degree bundles courses from the Music Department, the Multimedia Communications Department and the Business Department focusing on the areas where music, technology, media and business overlap.

A unique training course in the Italian and European panorama, in response to a historical moment of great transformation for the industry that requires the training of new and dynamic professionals, with transversal attention to the issues of sustainability and social responsibility and an eye towards the international dimension of the music industries. The course is spread over two years ordered in educational modules of increasing complexity, in which you will actively build the essential skills and competencies to reach a holistic understanding of the contemporary music sector, overcoming the traditional discography / live dichotomy towards emerging sectors including new technologies for music.

If being in the music business is your goal, the Entertainment Management program is the springboard to get you on your way. You’ll need real-life skills that you can obtain as part of a Bay State College degree.