Overview

Your opportunities here are enormous. East Carolina University's Music, BM is a program where the arts hold sway. Performance is part of everyday life, not only for those studying music but also for those in our excellent art, dance, and theatre programs. There is an extensive schedule of events featuring students, faculty members, and visiting artists, making East Carolina a lively center for artistic activity. So you will perform, and you will have the chance to learn from and be entertained by others in concerts, plays, musicals, operas, and exhibitions.

There are many established student ensembles that perform regularly, in addition to groups pulled together for specific projects and productions. Your education is designed to give you the opportunity to be part of one or more of these groups. Many tour each year and perform throughout the United States and abroad. They have appeared by invitation at state, regional, national, and international conventions and festivals in locations including Anaheim, Montreux, Vienna, New Orleans, Jacksonville, New York City, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C.

ECU Advantage

Alumni from the ECU School of Music hold faculty positions in music schools across the country, are represented in the top military bands, and can be found on the world's greatest stages performing with orchestras, opera companies and in recital.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Opera Theatre
Varsity Choir
Concert Choir
University Chorale
Women's Glee Club
Chamber Singers
Marching Band Field Experience
Concert Band
Wind Ensemble
Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Band
Jazz Ensemble

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

April 1: Final freshman priority application deadline

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Greenville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

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General requirements

TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT home edition, or TOEFL iBT paper edition (minimum score of 71)
IELTS (minimum score of 6.0)
Duolingo English Test (minimum score of 95)
SAT (minimum score of 450 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section)
ACT (minimum score of 19 on the English/Writing section)
Diploma from a U.S. high school, with two years of attendance
Diploma from a high school in an exempt country
Transcript showing a final grade of B or better for an academic English writing/composition course from a U.S. college or university

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

23715 USD / year

≈ 23715 USD / year
Out-of-State

23715 USD / year

≈ 23715 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7438 USD / year

≈ 7438 USD / year

Living costs

Greenville

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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Overview

ECU Advantage

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Greenville

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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