Why Earn a Bachelor of Music Education?
Do you dream of sharing your love of music and inspiring the next generation of musicians? Pacific University's bachelor of music education program is your chance to launch your teaching career and get your preliminary teaching license in just four years.
Pacific offers a unique advantage: we're the only liberal arts university in Oregon with a BME program leading to teacher licensure. This means you'll develop your musical expertise alongside a well-rounded education, preparing you to be a thoughtful and inspiring teacher.
In the bachelor of music education program, students can:
- Work with faculty members and adjunct instructors one on one.
- Perform in a wide range of ensembles and enjoy award-winning facilities — including a 400-seat recital hall, a piano lab with Kawai electronic units, a Mac-based MIDI lab, practice rooms with pianos, a percussion studio and rehearsal space that replicates the recital hall.
- Travel with performance groups to major cities in the U.S. and abroad.
Through our program, you will prepare to teach music in Pre-K-12 educational settings and qualify for teacher licensure with an undergraduate degree. The BME is a professional degree that ends with a semester of supervised full-time student teaching where you'll gain valuable, real-world experience.
What Can You Do with a Bachelor of Music Education?
A bachelor of music education is a gateway to a career filled with joy, creativity, and the power to inspire. Pacific's BME graduates go on to become:
- Public and private school music teachers
- Choir and church music directors
- Graduate students pursuing further musical education
- Successful professional musicians
- Fulbright scholars
Teach Music
Our nationally-recognized after school music education program, the Music Education Project, provides our undergraduate music education students with an unique opportunity to practice their teaching skills in the early years of their studies at Pacific University. Under the supervision of Pacific faculty, music education students teach local youth in group and individual band, strings, and voice lessons, culminating in community concerts.
Perform at Pacific
At Pacific University, students are creators and performers. Whether you’re majoring in a performance-focused subject or just love the arts, you have the opportunity to get involved in music, theatre, dance and cultural performance activities. Share your creativity with the community at our public performances as you practice your skills and display your love of the arts.
Pacific University’s music programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Find musician health and safety information.