Career Options

If your passion is music and you want to enhance your career options by pursuing a degree in music, a Bachelor’s degree in Music can give you audition possibilities for graduate degrees and diverse professional activity. With a degree in music, you can perform or work in a Church as a director or soloist, be a private instructor, or work in other areas related to Music and the performing arts.
The following are ways to combine a Bachelor of Music (65 credits) or a Bachelor of Arts in Music (39 credits) with other programs within Barry University to increase knowledge and career opportunities within the field of music.
- A Bachelor of Music with a Minor in Theatre and Dance.
- A Bachelor of Music in Education and proceed to apply for teaching certification with its requirements.
- A Bachelor of Music or a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a double major or a minor in following is recommended: Business, Marketing or Management, depending on your specific future interests.
- A Bachelor of Music and a minor in psychology or double major in social work. Post graduate work in music therapy is recommended.
Career Paths
Theatre
- Performing Artist-Singer
- Performing Artist- Dancer
- Performing Artist- Actor/Actress
- Travel & Hospitality Firms
- Community & small Theatre Groups
- Film Companies
- Television & Radio
Teaching
- Music Administrator
- Elementary School Teacher
- Secondary School Teacher
- Choral Teacher
- Band Director
- Orchestra Director
- Church Director
Business
- Artist Manager
- Concert Promoter
- Music Sales Manager
- Music Business Consultant
- Entertainment Law
- Tour Promoter & Coordinator
- Publisher
Music Therapy
- Working in a school
- Nursing Home
- Geriatric Facility
- Community Mental Health Center
- Outpatient Clinic
- Correctional Facility
- Social Work Facility