Overview

The Performing Arts Management program from DePaul University focuses on not-for-profit arts administration (orchestra, symphony, opera, dance, theatre) and commercial music management (recording industry, artist representation, music publishing and distribution, product merchandising, concert promotion).

Key Facts

You'll choose to earn one of the following degrees:

a Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performing Arts Management, with a minor in Business Administration
a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Performing Arts Management, with a minor in Business Administration

You’ll also have the opportunity to complete an internships with nationally recognized arts and music organizations such as Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Steppenwolf Theatre, Grant Park Music Festival, Aware Records, Recording Academy/Grammy Awards, and House of Blues.

Careers

Artist representation

Concert promotion

Music publishing and distribution

Opera administration

Orchestra administration

Product merchandising

Recording management

Symphony administration

Theatre administration

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Accounting

Business Law

Economics

Music Business

Legal Issues in the Music Industry

Marketing

Music Publishing

Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

192 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

Management of Creative Industries Music Performance View 97 other Bachelors in Management of Creative Industries in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants are required to submit official high school transcripts.

The following curricular requirements are strongly recommended:

Four years of English

Three years of mathematics (minimum course work equivalent to Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II)

Three years of science (two of which must be lab science)

Two years of social science

Two years of language study other than English

Common Application School Report.

Submission of SAT or ACT Scores is not required for admission if you are applying from outside the United States.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

48936 USD / year

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Out-of-State

48936 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

48936 USD / year

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Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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