Liberty University’s School Of Music

Find Your Forte with a Degree in Music!

Pursue your passion for music education, performance, and worship with Liberty’s state-of-the-art and award-winning School of Music. Whether you aspire to be a singer/songwriter, music teacher, professional instrumentalist, or a worship leader, we have a degree program that can help take your talent to the next level!

There’s a common misconception that getting a degree in music can limit your career potential, but that doesn’t seem to be true for our students. We believe this stems from our dedication to helping you succeed. All of our music degrees focus on the current industry market.

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Award-Winning Campus

At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education that equips students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence helped us rank among Niche.com’s Top 3 college campuses in America. Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.

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Why Choose Liberty’s School of Music?

If you’re hoping to become a professional musician, wouldn’t you want to have the best equipment and facilities at your disposal for your training? Wouldn’t you want to study at a university that has been rated as one of the best and largest music schools in the country? Liberty’s School of Music has all of this and more!

In addition to being a designated “All-Steinway” school, we offer the following facilities in our Center for Music and the Worship Arts:

  • A 1,600 seat concert hall
  • 1,600-square-foot Mathena Recording Studio with professional-level recording equipment
  • 280 seat instrumental rehearsal classroom
  • 180 seat choral rehearsal classroom
  • Two general recital halls totaling 194 seats
  • Two state-of-the-art Mac labs
  • State of the art lighting and audio technology

In addition to our facilities, our degrees are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)! Walk away with a degree that strengthens your confidence and magnifies your musical abilities.

Joining one of our music programs gives you access to all of these facilities and the career opportunities that come with studying at our well-known and growing School of Music. Check out all of the degrees we offer below to find the perfect program for your unique career aspirations!



Centers within the School of Music

Liberty’s School of Music consists of the following two departments:

  • The Center for Music Education and Performance – Designed to train and equip musicians as skilled performers and music education specialists.
  • The Center for Music and Worship – Designed to also train and equip highly skilled musicians, but to serve as worship practitioners and commercial musicians in the evangelical community.

The Center for Music and Worship also includes our commercial music degrees, where you can get hands-on, recording studio experience. Take a moment to discover all of the degree options offered through each of our School of Music departments.

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