Students combine the rich liberal-arts education offered by the College with intensive study of the theory, history, and cultural context of music, as well as with many opportunities to create and perform music at a high level.

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music have opportunities to study music theory and analysis, music history, ethnomusicology, and composition.

Music majors from Chicago have been accepted to the finest graduate music programs, including Harvard, Berkeley, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, and Indiana. Many have later secured faculty positions at leading colleges and universities or embarked upon careers as singers, instrumentalists, and conductors.